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CITY OF FORT WORTH
COOPERATIVE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Cooperative Purchase Agreement (" Agreement") is entered into by and Genuine Parts Company
dba NAP A Auto Parts ("Vendor") and the City of Fort Worth ("City"), a Texas home-rule municipality
individually referred to as "party" and collectively as the "parties".
The Cooperative Purchase Agreement includes the following documents which shall be construed in the
order of precedence in which they are listed:
1.This Cooperative Purchase Agreement;
2.Exhibit A -Discount Catalog Pricing;
3.Exhibit B-Cooperative Agency Contract CCOG COG-2129B; and
4.Exhibit C -Conflict of Interest Questionnaire
Exhibits A, B, and C, which are attached hereto and incorporated herein, are made a part of this
Agreement for all purposes. Vendor agrees to provide City with the services and goods included in
Exhibit A pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Cooperative Purchase Agreement, including all
exhibits thereto. If any provisions of the attached Exhibits conflict with the terms herein, are prohibited
by applicable law, conflict with any applicable rule, regulation or ordinance of City, the terms in this
Cooperative Purchase Agreement shall control.
City shall pay Vendor in accordance with the payment terms in Exhibit A and in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement. Total payment made under this Agreement by City shall not exceed
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) annually. Vendor shall not provide any additional
items or services or bill for expenses incurred for City not specified by this Agreement unless City
requests and approves in writing the additional costs for such services. City shall not be liable for any
additional expenses of Vendor not specified by this Agreement unless City first approves such expenses
in writing.
The term of this Agreement is effective beginning on the date signed by the Assistant City
Manager ("Effective Date") and expires on April 30, 2025. The City shall be able to renew this agreement
for two (2) one-year renewal options by the written agreement of the parties, so long as the underlying cooperative agreement is renewed.
Vendor agrees that City shall, until the expiration of three (3) years after final payment under this
Agreement, or the final conclusion of any audit commenced during the said three years, have access to
and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records,
including, but not limited to, all electronic records, of Vendor involving transactions relating to this
Agreement at no additional cost to City. Vendor agrees that City shall have access during normal
working hours to all necessary Vendor facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work
space in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this section. City shall give Vendor
reasonable advance notice of intended audits.
Notices required pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall be conclusively determined
to have been delivered when (1) hand-delivered to the other party, its agents, employees, servants or
representatives or (2) received by the other party by United States Mail, registered, return receipt
requested, addressed as follows:
To CITY:
City of Fort Worth
Attn: William Johnson, Assistant City Manager
100 Fort Worth Trail
Fort Worth, TX 76102- 6314
With copy to Fort Worth City Attorney's Office at
the same address
To VENDOR:
Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts
Attn: Bret Robyck, Sr.Vice President Sales
2999 Wildwood Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339
Phone: 770-855-2121
Email: Bret Robyck@genpt.com
City is a government entity under the laws of the State of Texas and all documents held or
maintained by City are subject to disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act. To the extent the
Agreement requires that City maintain records in violation of the Act, City hereby objects to such
provisions and such provisions are hereby deleted from the Agreement and shall have no force or effect.
In the event there is a request for information marked Confidential or Proprietary, City shall promptly
notify Vendor. It will be the responsibility of Vendor to submit reasons objecting to disclosure. A
determination on whether such reasons are sufficient will not be decided by City, but by the Office of
the Attorney General of the State of Texas or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
The Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and state of Texas, exclusive of conflicts of
law provisions. Venue for any suit brought under the Agreement shall be in a court of competent
jurisdiction in Tarrant County, Texas. To the extent the Agreement is required to be governed by any
state law other than Texas or venue in Tarrant County, City objects to such terms and any such terms are
hereby deleted from the Agreement and shall have no force or effect.
Nothing herein constitutes a waiver of City's sovereign immunity. To the extent the Agreement
requires City to waive its rights or immunities as a government entity; such provisions are hereby deleted
and shall have no force or effect.
To the extent the Agreement, in any way, limits the liability of Vendor or requires City to
indemnify or hold Vendor or any third party harmless from damages of any kind or character, City
objects to these terms and any such terms are hereby deleted from the Agreement and shall have no force
or effect.
If Vendor has fewer than 10 employees or this Agreement is for less than $100,000, this section does not
apply. Vendor acknowledges that in accordance with Chapter 2271 of the Texas Government Code, the City is
prohibited from entering into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written
verification from the company that it: (1) does not boycott Israel; and (2) will not boycott Israel during the term
of the contract. The terms "boycott Israel" and "company" has the meanings ascribed to those terms in Chapter
2271 of the Texas Government Code. By signing this Agreement, Vendor certifies that Vendor's signature
provides written verification to the City that Vendor: (1) does not boycott Israel; and (2) will not boycott Israel
during the term of the Agreement.
If Vendor has fewer than 10 employees or this Agreement is for less than $100,000, this section does not
apply. Vendor acknowledges that in accordance with Chapter 2276 of the Texas Government Code, the City is
prohibited from entering into a contract for goods or services that has a value of $100,000 or more that is to be
paid wholly or partly from public funds of the City with a company with 10 or more full-time employees unless
the contract contains a written verification from the Vendor that it: (1) does not boycott energy companies; and
(2) will not boycott energy companies during the term of this Agreement. To the extent that Chapter 2276 of the
Government Code is applicable to this Agreement, by signing this Agreement, Vendor certifies that Vendor's
signature provides written verification to the City that Vendor: (1) does not boycott energy companies; and (2)
will not boycott energy companies during the term of this Agreement.
If Vendor has fewer than 10 employees or this Agreement is for less than $100,000, this section does not
apply. Vendor acknowledges that except as otherwise provided by Chapter 2274 of the Texas Government Code,
the City is prohibited from entering into a contract for goods or services that has a value of $100,000 or more that
is to be paid wholly or partly from public funds of the City with a company with 10 or more full-time employees
unless the contract contains a written verification from the Vendor that it: (1) does not have a practice, policy,
guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and (2) will not
discriminate during the term of the contract against a firearm entity or firearm trade association. To the extent
that Chapter 2274 of the Government Code is applicable to this Agreement, by signing this Agreement, Vendor
certifies that Vendor's signature provides written verification to the City that Vendor: (1) does not have a practice,
policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and (2) will
not discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm trade association during the term of this Agreement.
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The undersigned represents and warrants that he or she has the power and authority to execute
this Agreement and bind the respective party.
CITY OF FORT WORTH:
By: Name: William Johnson
Title: Assistant City Manager
Date: 01/13/2025
APPROVAL RECOMMENDED:
By:
By:
ChrisfooherHarder
Christopher Hardfr(Jan 13, 2025 08:12 CST)
Name: Chris Harder
Title: Water Director
Name: Jannette Goodall
Title: City Secretary
VENDOR:
Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts
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Title: Sr. Vice President Sales
Date: 12/30/2024
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE MANAGER:
By signing I acknowledge that I am the person responsible for the monitoring and administration of
this contract, including ensuring all performance and
reporting requirements.
By: Name: Shatabya Bergland
Title: Sr. Contract Compliance Specialist
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
By: //�,Ii�
Name: Andrea Phillips
Title: Assistant City Attorney
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION:
M&C: NIA
Date Approved: N/A
1295 Form: N/A
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EXHIBIT B
QC�Ua�1S
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Cooperati�e
Council of
GQvernments
April 21, 2022
Don Lachance
Government Sales Manager
Genuine Parts Company dba NAPAAuto Parts
2999 Wildwood Parkway
Atlanta Ga. 30339
RE: Notice of Intent to Award Contract, #COG-21296, to Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto
Parts ("NAPAAuto Parts") in response to COG-2129 forAuto & Fleet Parts, Equipment, Supplies,
Inventory Programs & Related Services
Dear pon:
On behalf of Equalis Group and The Cooperative Council of Governments, thank you for your interest and
participation in this Request for Proposal ("RFP") process to develop Equalis Group's Auto & Fleet Parts,
Equipment, Supplies, Inventory Programs & Related Services program. After careful review and scoring of
the proposals submitted, it is the decision of the Proposal Review Team that your organization's proposal is
one of the lowest responsive and responsible proposal. As a result, The Cooperative Council of
Governments, Inc. has issued the award of this cooperative purchasing contract to NAPA Auto Parts'
Winning Supplier indicated it has exceptions within the proposed contracts and now CCOG, Equalis Group
and NAPA Auto Parts must finalize and reach agreement regarding the Master Agreement and
Administration Agreement contract terms and conditions. The Master Agreement contract award and final
agreement will be presented to the CCOG Board of Directors for ratification on behalf of Equalis Group.
Upon completion of Master Agreement and Administration Agreement negotiations and execution, Equalis
Group and NAPA Auto Parts will be authorized to proceed under the terms of that contract and provide the
goods and/or services contracted to current and future Equalis Group members in accordance with the
terms, conditions, and pricing as set forth and negotiated pursuant to the RFP.z
Ifyou have any questions or concerns, please contact me immediately.
Sincerely,
7��� �66�
David Robbins - Director of Procurement, Equalis Group
c:330.328.9552 � 0:216.478.1070
e: DRobbins@EqualisGroup.org
' Please be advised that this Intent to Award Notice is subject to the execution of a written contract and, as a result, does not constitute
the formation of a contract andlor binding agreement between The Cooperative Council of Governments, Inc., Equalis Group, and NAPA
Auto Parts. If NAPA Auto Parts fails to execute a contract with The Cooperative Council of Governments, Inc. and Equalis Group then The
Cooperative Council of Governments, Inc. may revoke this award and award the contract to the next lowest responsive and responsible
bidder. Additionally, The Cooperative Council of Governments, Inc. reserves the right to cancel this Notice of Intent to Award at any time
prior to the execution of a written contract.
2 ANY PARTY SEEKING TO PROTEST THIS NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN PROTEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH
RFP #COG-2129.
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Section Three, Part A- General Terms and Conditions of Master Agreement
THIS MASTER COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT (this "Master Agreement") is entered into by and
between The Cooperative Council of Governments, Inc., the Winning Supplier, And Equalis. Throughout this
Master Agreement, CCOG, Winning Supplier, and Equalis are referred to interchangeably as in the singular
"Party" or in the plural "Parties."
1. RECITALS
A. CCOG is a Council of Governments formed under Chapter 167 ofthe Ohio Revised Code and serves as
a lead agency (a "Lead Public Agency") for Equalis Group ("Equalis Group"), a national cooperative purchasing
organization, by publicly procuring Master Agreements for products and services to be made available to
current and prospective Equalis Group members ("Equalis Group Member" or "Member").
B. Equalis is the third-party procurement administrator for and duly authorized agent of CCOG, and in
that role manages the procurement, contract management, marketing, sales, reporting, and financial
activities of, for, and on behalf of CCOG at the direction and with the authorization of the CCOG Board of
Directors.
C. To the extent that the laws of a state, region, territory, and/or country permit, any public sector entity
may join Equalis Group as a Member. The term "Public Sector Entities" includes, but is not limited to, political
subdivisions, municipal corporations, counties, townships, villages, school districts, special districts, public
institutions of higher education or training, units of government, state/regional/territorial agencies,
state/regional/territorial governments, federal/national agencies, federal/national governments, and other
entities receiving financial support from tax monies and/or public funds.
D. Any organization that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code, and
any other entity if permitted under the IRS Code and other applicable law, including for-profit companies, may
also join Equalis Group as a Member.
E. Equalis Group makes its Master Agreements available through groups and associations ("Association
Partners") that contract with Equalis for the purpose of providing additional benefits to the members of such
Association Partners.
F. Members, Association Partners, and Association Partners' members are referred to throughout this
Master Agreement as Equalis Group participants ("Equalis Group Participants").
G. CCOG issued this request for proposal ("RFP") on behalf of Equalis Group Participants for and awarded
a contract to Winning Supplier as a lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The products and services made
available in this contract are defined by the contents of the Winning Supplier's Cost Proposal submission
("Products & Services").
H. CCOG and Equalis agree to make the Products & Services from Winning Supplier available to Equalis
Group Participants and Winning Supplier agrees to provide the same to Equalis Group Participants who
purchase Products & Services ("Program Participants") subject to the terms of this Master Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the Parties agree to the
following terms and conditions:
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2. TERMS & CONDITIONS
2.1. Personnel & Equipment. The Parties agree that the number and types of any subcontractors,
dealers, distributors, personnel, or specialized equipment which may be required to furnish
Products & Services to Program Participants will be determined by Winning Supplier. Winning
Supplier agrees to engage the number and types of subcontractors, personnel, and/or specialized
equipment necessary to furnish the types of Products & Services as specified in Appendix B to all
Program Participants throughout the Term, as defined in Appendix A, of this Master Agreement
and any Customer Agreement.
2.2. Supplemental A�reements. Winning Supplier may enter into separate supplemental agreements
with an Equalis Group Participant to further define the terms and conditions of purchasing
Products & Services as defined in Appendix B("Customer Agreement"). Any Customer
Agreement entered into as a result of this contract is exclusively between the Program
Participant and Winning Supplier. Neither CCOG, Equalis Group, its agents, Member and
employees shall be made party to any claim for breach of such agreement.
2.3. Rates & Char�es. The rates, fees, and charges to be charged to and paid by Program Participants
for Products & Services are set forth in Appendix B. Winning Supplier agrees that there are no
other applicable rates, fees, charges, or other monetary incentives for Products & Services except
those set forth in Winning Supplier's cost proposal.
2.4. The Term. This Master Agreement and the Appendices attached hereto will become effective as
of effective date identified in the Master A�reement Si�nature Form (the "Effective Date"). This
Master Agreement will remain in effect for four (4) years and will expire on the date identified in
the Master A�reement Si�nature Form (the "Termination Date") unless extended, terminated,
or cancelled as set forth in the Master Agreement (the "Initial Term"). This Master Agreement
may be renewed for one (1) additional one (1) year period by CCOG (a "Renewal Term") unless
this Master Agreement is terminated as set forth herein. By mutual consent of the Parties, the
Term of this Master Agreement may be extended beyond the Initial and Renewal Term (the
"Extended Term"). The Initial Term together with all Renewal Terms and Extended Terms
exercised are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Term."
2.5. Formation of Contract
a. Bidder Contract Documents. CCOG and Equalis Group will review proposed Bidder contract
documents. Bidder's contract document shall not become part of CCOG and Equalis Groups'
contract with Bidder unless and until an authorized representative of CCOG and Equalis Group
reviews and approves it.
b. Entire A�reement. This Master Agreement, including its Recitals, together with all
components of the RFP, attachments, appendices, and exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire
agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior oral or written representations and agreements with regard to the same subject matter.
The Parties acknowledge that this Master Agreement has been negotiated and incorporates
their collective agreement as to the provisions to be contained herein. Therefore, no
presumption will arise giving benefit of interpretation by virtue of authorship of any provision
of this Master Agreement, and any ambiguity may not be construed for or against any Party.
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Winning Supplier's complete and final RFP response is hereby incorporated into and made
part of this Master Agreement.
c. Modification. No release, discharge, abandonment, waiver, alteration, or modification of any
of the provisions of this Master Agreement, or any of the Appendices incorporated herein,
shall be binding upon any Party unless set forth in a writing signed by authorized
representatives of the Parties.
d. Assi�nment. This Master Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder may not be
assignable by any Party hereto without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed, provided, however, that
Winning Supplier and Equalis may assign their respective rights and obligations under this
Master Agreement without the consent of the other Parties in the event either Winning
Supplier or Equalis shall hereafter effect a corporate reorganization, consolidation, merger,
merge into, sale to, or a transfer of all or substantially all of its properties or assets to another
entity. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Master Agreement will be binding upon, inure
to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and
assigns. Any instrument purporting to make an assignment in violation of this section shall be
null and void. This Master Agreement may be extended to additional entities affiliated with
the Parties upon the mutual agreement of the Parties. No such extension will relieve the
extending Party of its rights and obligations under this Master Agreement.
e. Order of Precedence.
(1) General terms and conditions
(2) Specifications and scope of work
(3) Attachments and exhibits
(4) Documents referenced or included in the solicitation
2.6. Confidentialitv.
a. Obligation. The nature and details of the business relationship established by this Master
Agreement, and the business information regarding the other Party(ies) (the "Disclosing
Party") to which a Party(ies) (the "Receiving Party") may become privy during the Term of
this Master Agreement (collectively, the "Information") constitute confidential and
proprietary information, the disclosure, copying, or distribution of which could result in
competitive harm to the Disclosing Party. Each Party agrees to maintain the other Parties'
Information in the strictest confidence and agrees not to disclose, copy, or distribute the other
Parties' Information, whether orally or in writing, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part,
except to those of the Receiving Party's employees, agents, subcontractors, and suppliers
with a need to know the Information. The foregoing will not limit a Receiving Party, for
purposes of marketing, from informing actual or potential Equalis Group Participants of the
existence of a contractual relationship between the Parties. The Parties further agree that
they will require that all of their employees, agents, subcontractors, and suppliers abide by
the terms of these confidentiality obligations. The confidentiality obligations set forth in this
section will continue in effect for the Term of this Master Agreement and for a period of two
(2) years after the date this Master Agreement is terminated or expires.
b. Exceptions. Nothing herein will apply to any information (a) which is or becomes generally
available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by a Receiving Party or its
representatives, (b) which was available on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure by
the Disclosing Party or its representatives, (c) which becomes available to a Receiving Party
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on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Disclosing Party or its
representatives, provided that such source is not known to be subject to any prohibition
against transmitting the information, (d) which is disclosed pursuant to an order of court;
provided that in the event that proprietary information is disclosed or threatened to be
disclosed pursuant to this clause (d), the Receiving Party will give the original Disclosing Party
prompt, written Notice, as hereinafter defined, of such threatened disclosure and the right to
defend against such disclosure, at Disclosing Party's expense, and provided further that the
original Receiving Party will cooperate reasonably in such defense, or (e) which is subject to a
Freedom of Information Act Request or other public records request to which a Party is, or
may be, required to respond by applicable law.
2.7. Indemnification. Winning Supplier shall protect, indemnify, and hold harmless both CCOG and
Equalis Group and its Members, administrators, employees and agents against all claims,
damages, losses and expenses arising out of or resulting from the actions of Winning Supplier,
Winning Supplier employees or subcontractors in the preparation of the solicitation and the later
execution of the contract, including any supplemental agreements with Members.
2.8. Notice & Opportunitv to Defend; Limitations & Thresholds.
a. Notice; Opportunity. If any Losses are asserted against an Indemnified Party, such
Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party as promptly as practicable and give it an
opportunity to defend the same. The Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with the
Indemnifying Party in connection with such defense. In the event that the Indemnifying Party
in connection with such claim fails to defend against the claim within thirty (30) days after
Notice of such claim, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof,
and the Indemnifying Party shall be liable to repay the Indemnified Party entitled to
indemnification for all its expenses reasonably incurred in connection with said defense
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and settlement payments) until the Indemnifying Party
assumes such defense. The attorneys prosecuting such defense on behalf of a Party must be
acceptable to the Indemnified Party, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld.
b. Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Master Agreement, indemnity
obligations entered into hereunder shall be due only to the extent of the Losses actually
suffered by an Indemnified Party (i.e., reduced by any offsetting or related asset or service
received and any recovery from any third party). The Indemnifying Party's insurance shall
obtain all rights of the Indemnified Party against any third party with respect to any claim for
which indemnity was paid.
2.9. Winnin� Supplier Insurance. During the Term of this Master Agreement, and for two (2) years
following expiration or termination of this Master Agreement, Winning Supplier, at its own
expense, shall maintain and shall require that its agents, subcontractors, and suppliers engaged
in Winning Supplier's performance of its duties under this Master Agreement maintain general
liability insurance, property insurance, and automobile insurance (at a minimum, in the amount
of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$5,000,000 annual aggregate) applicable to any claims, liabilities,
damages, costs, or expenses arising out of its performance under this Master Agreement, or any
Appendix, and with respect to, or arising out of, Winning Supplier's provision of Products &
Services to Program Participants. CCOG, Equalis, and their respective officers, directors,
employees, and agents will be named as certificate holders on Winning Supplier's related
insurance policies. All such insurance policies shall incorporate a provision requiring the giving of
written Notice to CCOG and Equalis at least thirty (30) days prior to the cancellation, nonrenewal,
and/or material modification of any such policies. Winning Supplier shall submit to Equalis within
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ten (10) calendar days after the Effective Date of this Master Agreement, and prior to furnishing
Products & Services to any Program Participants, valid certificates evidencing the effectiveness
of the foregoing insurance policies. Winning Supplier shall provide such valid certificates on an
annual basis until the terms of this section are no longer applicable.
2.10. Termination Rights. The Parties shall have the termination rights set forth below.
a. Insolvencv. If a petition in bankruptcy is filed by any Party, or if any Party is adjudicated as
bankrupt, or if any Party makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if a
receiver is appointed on account of the insolvency of any Party, then the other Parties,
without prejudice to any other right or remedy, may terminate this Master Agreement upon
giving at least five (5) business days prior written Notice of such termination.
b. Mutual Consent. This Master Agreement, or any Appendix, may be terminated at any time by
the mutual written consent of the Parties.
c. Breach. In the event that any Party commits a material breach of its obligations under this
Master Agreement, except for a payment obligation, the non-breaching Party(ies) may
provide written Notice describing the material breach to the breaching Party. The breaching
Party will have thirty (30) calendar days to cure such breach or provide acceptable
reassurance to the non-breaching Party(ies), or, ifthe Parties agree that a cure or reassurance
is not feasible within thirty calendar (30) days, such period of time for cure or satisfactory
reassurance as the Parties may agree in writing. If the breach is not cured within such period
or if satisfactory reassurance is not accepted by the non-breaching Party(ies) in such period,
then the Party(ies) not in breach may terminate this Master Agreement upon ten (10)
business days written Notice at the Addresses for Notices set forth in Appendix A.
2.11. Effects of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, all Customer
Agreements entered into with Program Participants shall immediately terminate. Winning
Supplier shall immediately cease any sales of Products & Services to any Program Participant
under and through the terms of this Master Agreement. Following the date of termination,
Winning Supplier shall not be precluded from selling its products and services to individuals,
businesses, and entities that were Program Participants when this Master Agreement was in
effect either directly or through some other contract vehicle. Following the date of termination,
CCOG and Equalis shall not be precluded from transitioning individuals, businesses, and entities
that were Program Participants when this Master Agreement was in effect to another agreement
or Equalis Group supplier partner.
2.12. Audit of Winnin� Supplier. CCOG and Equalis, whether directly or through an independent
auditor or accounting firm, shall have the right to perform audits, including inspection of books,
records, and computer data relevant to Winning Supplier's provision of Products & Services to
Program Participants pursuant to this Master Agreement, to ensure that pricing, inventory,
quality, process, and business controls are maintained; provided, however, that such inspections
and audits will be conducted upon reasonable notice to Winning Supplier and so as not to
unreasonably interfere with Winning Supplier's business or operations.
2.13. Force Maieure. This Master Agreement will be temporarily suspended during any period to the
extent that any Party during that period is unable to carry out its obligations under this Master
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Agreement or the Appendices by reason of an Act of God or the public enemy, act of terrorism,
epidemic or pandemic, fire, flood, labor disorder not caused by Winning Supplier, civil
commotion, closing of the public highways not caused by Winning Supplier, government
interference, government regulations, or any other event or occurrence beyond the reasonable
control of the affected Party ("Event of Force Majeure"). No Party will have any liability to the
other Party(ies) for a delay in performance nor failure to perform to the extent this Master
Agreement or any Appendix is so temporarily suspended; provided that nothing contained herein
shall apply to payment obligations with respect to obligations which have already been
performed under this Master Agreement. If the provision of Products & Services are impeded
due to an Event of Force Majeure, then Winning Supplier may apportion the provision of
Products & Services among its present and future customers on a fair and reasonable basis after
consulting with Equalis and the Program Participants potentially affected and in a manner that
would not reasonably be expected to disproportionately affect Program Participants.
2.14. Notices. All notices, claims, certificates, requests, demands, and other communications required
or permitted hereunder ("Notice") must be in writing and will be deemed given to the Addresses
for Notices (a) when delivered personally to the recipient, (b) upon delivery by reputable
overnight courier service (charges prepaid), or (c) upon delivery or refusal of delivery by certified
or registered mail, return receipt requested, and addressed to the intended recipient. The Parties
agree that the day-to-day business communications, including notification of a change of
address, pricing updates, or revisions to any Appendix, may be made via electronic
communication.
a. Addresses for Notices. Written notices for the Winning Supplier will be sent to the mailing
address provided the Winning Suppliers proposal.
If to CCOG:
The Cooperative Council of
Governments, Inc.
Attn: Board President
6001 Cochran Road, Suite 333
Cleveland, Ohio 44139
Facsimile: 440.337.0002
If to EQUALIS:
Equalis Group, LLC.
Attn: Eric Merkle, SVP
5550 Granite Parkway, Suite
298
Plano, Texas 75024
2.15. Waiver. Other than the rights and obligations with respect to payment provided by this Master
Agreement, waiver by any Party(ies) of or the failure of any Party(ies) hereto to enforce at any
time its rights with regard to any breach or failure to comply with any provision of this Master
Agreement by the other Party(ies) may not be construed as, or constitute, a continuing waiver
of such provision, or a waiver of any other future breach of or failure to comply with the same
provision or any other provision of this Master Agreement.
2.16. Governin� Law; Invaliditv. This Master Agreement shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Ohio without regard to rules of
conflict of laws. If any provision of this Master Agreement is declared unlawful or unenforceable
by judicial determination or performance, then the remainder of this Master Agreement shall
continue in force as if the invalidated provision did not exist. Any suits filed by any Party pursuant
to this Master Agreement shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction located in
Cuyahoga County, Ohio. In the event any Party initiates a suit and that suit is adjudicated by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's
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fees and costs from the non-prevailing Party in addition to any other relief to which the court
determines the prevailing Party is entitled or awarded.
2.17. No Third-Partv Beneficiaries; Survival of Representations. This Master Agreement is made solely
for the benefit of the Parties to it, and no other persons will acquire or have any right under or
by virtue of this Master Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, all representations,
warranties, covenants, and agreements of the Parties shall remain in full force and effect
regardless of any termination of this Master Agreement, in whole or in part.
2.18. Execution in Counterparts. This Master Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original. For purposes of this Master Agreement,
a facsimile, scanned, or electronic signature will be deemed an original signature.
2.19. Nondiscrimination & Intimidation.
a. Winning Supplier expressly agrees that in the hiring of employees for the performance of work
or services under this Master Agreement or any subcontract that takes place in the State of
Ohio, Winning Supplier, its subcontractors, or any person acting on a Winning Supplier's or its
subcontractor's behalf shall not discriminate in the hiring of employees by reason of race,
creed, sex, disability as defined in Section 4112.01 of the Ohio Revised Code nor shall it
discriminate against any citizen of the State of Ohio in the employment of labor or workers
who are qualified and available to perform the Work to which the employment relates.
b. Winning Supplier expressly agrees that Winning Supplier, any of its subcontractors, or any
person on behalf of Winning Supplier or its subcontractors in any manner shall not
discriminate against or intimidate any employee hired for the performance of work or services
under this Master Agreement on account of race, creed, sex, disability as defined in Section
4112.01 of the Ohio Revised Code, or color.
c. Winning Supplier expressly agrees to include principally similar provisions of this section in
each of its written subcontractor agreements for the Products & Services subject to this
Master Agreement.
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PROPOSAL FORM 1: TECHNICAL PROPOSAL
• : • . . .
1.1. Company Information
1.1.1. Company Name: Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts
1.1.2. Corporate Street Address: 2999 Wildwood Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339
1.1.3. Remittance Address: 2999 Wildwood Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339
1.1.4. Main Telephone Number: 678-934-5000
1.1.5. Website: www.genpt.com
1.1.6. Formation. In what year was the company Genuine Parts Company, founded in 1928, is
formed? For how long has your company a Fortune 200 (NYSE: GPC) service
been operating under its present business organization engaged in the distribution of
name? If your company has changed its automotive replacement parts, industrial
business name, include the most recent replacement parts and electrical/electronic
prior business name and the year of the materials. In 1928, Carlyle Fraser founded GPC
name change. with the purchase of Motor Parts Depot in
Atlanta, Georgia for $40,000. He then
renamed the parts store Genuine Parts
Company. The original GPC store had annual
sales of $75,000 and had only six employees.
Over the last 94 years, GPC, in relationship
with NAPA, has grown rapidly as the number
of independent car repair garage shops has
increased. From the beginning, GPC stressed
swift, reliable service to outflank the
competition. GPC has continued to grow
through the acquisition of other companies in
the automotive and industrial industries.
Today, the Company serves tens of thousands
of customers from more than 3,600
operations in the United States, Canada,
Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia,
Singapore, France, the U.K., Germany, Poland,
the Netherlands, Belgium, and China and has
approximately 50,000 employees and annual
revenues exceeding $19 billion. With more
than 93 years of distribution expertise, GPC's
commitment, and reputation for just-in-time
service position us as a critical partner in our
customers' success.
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1.1.7. Legal Structure. Check the box next to the � Corporation — provide the State of incorporation and
option that best describes the company's the company ownership structure.
legal structure. Include requested narrative ❑ pp�nership — provide the State of registration and
in the space provided. the names of all partners.
❑ Sole Proprietorship — provide the State of
registration and the name and title of the principal.
❑ Joint Venture — provide the State of registration and
the names and titles of all principals.
❑ Other — provide detailed description of corporate
structure and ownership.
"Genuine Parts Company is a
publicly traded corporation listed
on the NYSE under stock ticker
GPC."
1.1.8. Federal Tax ID# or Social Security #: 580254510
1.1.9. Primary Point of Contact. Provide Contact Name: Don Lachance
information about the Bidder Title: Government Sales Manager
representative/contact person authorized phone: 404-386-4157
to answer questions regarding the proposal
submitted by your company: E-Mail Address: Don_Lachance@genpt.com
1.1.10. Authorized Representative. Print or type Contact Name: Jett Kuntz
the name of the Bidder representative
authorized to address contractual issues,
including the authority to execute a contract Title: VP Fleet/Government/IBS
on behalf of Bidder, and to whom legal
notices regarding contract termination or phone: 770-855-2221
breach, should be sent (if not the same
individual as in 1.1.9., provide the following E-Mail Address: Jett Kuntz@genpt.com
information on each such representative —
and specify their function).
1.2. Financial Strength & Legal Considerations
1.2.1. Financial Strength. Demonstrate your GPC Annual Report Attached. GPC has had 94
financial strength and stability with Years of profitable growth and 66 years
meaningful data. This could include, but is straight of increased dividends to our Stock
not limited to, such items as financial Holders. Our company results are made public
statements, SEC filings, credit & bond and are posted under the Investor page at
ratings, letters of credit, and detailed WWW•genpt.com. We have also included our
refence letters. Note: you may mark this 2020 Annual Report in the attached
information as a"Trade Secret" per the documents for this RFP. (2021 was reported to
terms outlined in the RFP. the markets in Mid-February and the 2021 report
will be made available when it is releases this
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spring. Please see our Full Financial strength in our
public annual report.
1.2.2. Bankruptcy & Insolvency. Describe any None- Genuine Parts Company has never
bankruptcy or insolvency for your petitioned for bankruptcy protection in our 94-year
organization (or its predecessors, if any) or history.
any principal of the firm in the last three (3)
years.
1.2.3. Litigation. Describe any litigation in which NAPA is involved in various
your company has been involved in the last lawsuits arising from the
three (3) years and the status of that normal course of business, but
litigation. such lawsuits will not materially
affect NAPA's ability to perform
any duties described in this
RFP. As a Fortune 200
company, NAPA is subject to
various and routine litigation
matters incidental to its
business. It would present an
undue burden on NAPA to list
all litigation that NAPA has
been involved in within the past
3 years. With that being said,
while litigation of any type
contains an element of
uncertainty, NAPA believes
that its defense and ultimate
resolution of pending claims
will continue to occur within
the ordinary course of NAPA's
business and that resolution of
these claims will not have a
material adverse effect on
NAPA's business, results of
operations, or financial
condition. With that said, NAPA
has not been involved with any
litigation regarding
government contracts for
traditional or vendor managed
contracts in the past three
years.
1.3. Industry Qualifications
1.3.1. Company Identification. How is your Our company is both a distributor/dealer/reseller
organization best identified? Is it a and a service provider with respect to this contract
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manufacturer, distributor, dealer, reseller, I and is authorized to act as such for the products
or service provider? and services proposed in this RFP.
GPC/NAPA has an internal supply chain of NAPA
branded aftermarket parts and supplies that we
distribute through our 52 distribution centers and
6,000+ retail stores in the US and eight distribution
centers and 600+ retail locations in Canada. These
stores are a mix of company-owned and
independent locations that exclusively are
authorized to distribute aftermarket NAPA
branded parts. In addition, NAPA Integrated
Business Solutions (NAPA IBS) is a separate service
offering that is made available through both our
company-owned and independent operations.
NAPA IBS is a trademarked, licensed brand
exclusive to the NAPA family of stores. Through
contractual assignment language, we will authorize
our independent locations to perform the exact
same services proposed within our response and
have done so multiple times under our current
contract.
Additionally, to best serve our customers, we have
a vast network of more than 1,400 outside
suppliers (i.e tires, bulk fluids, consumables, OE
parts, proprietary parts and MRO parts to name a
few) available exclusively through our NAPA IBS
network in vendor managed contracts, that we
partner with to be a full service, turnkey sourcing
solution for government fleets that require more
product than the NAPA system alone can provide.
In these cases, we act as a service provider in
procuring parts and managing those vendor
relationships. All functions of this work are done by
GPC employees or independent store employees.
Typically, we do not hire third-party employees on
any contracts unless specifically asked for by a
government agency. NAPA is submitting our IBS
solution as an additional service to our traditional
offerings as part of our RFP response. Find out
more about our industry leading vendor managed
inventory program at www.NAPA-IBS.com.
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1.3.2. Manufacturer Authorization. If your Our business is best described as a
company is best described as a distributor/Dealer and Retailer 2) NAPA has
distributor/dealer/reseller (or similar individual vendor contracts with all our
entity), please provide your written suppliers. We could not provide written
authorization to act as a distributor, dealer, authorization for each vendor for this RFP
or reseller on behalf of the manufacturer of submission. 3) Our dealer network is a
the product(s) proposed in this RFP. combination of company owned and
independently owned NAPA Auto Parts Stores.
We are a distributer/Reseller for thousands of
industry-leading parts Manufacturers
1.3.3. Network Relationship. If your company is a) Distributor/Dealer/Reseller: GPC/NAPA has
best described as a manufacturer or service an internal supply chain of NAPA branded
provider, please describe how your dealer aftermarket parts and supplies that we
network operates to sell and deliver the distribute through our 52 distribution centers
Products & Services proposed in this RFP. If and 6,000+ retail stores in the US and eight
applicable, is your network independent or distribution centers and 600+ retail locations
company owned? in Canada. These stores are a mix of
company-owned and independent locations
that exclusively are authorized to distribute
aftermarket NAPA branded parts. The NAPA
catalog of parts contains more than 465,000
SKUs of automotive parts, supplies, tools and
equipment. Our network of 52 distribution
centers and 6,000 retail stores (5,000
independent and 1,000 company) are the only
authorized distributor and reseller of the parts
that we propose in this RFP. Our 5,000
independent stores will all be bound by this
agreement and will be authorized to sell per
our Equalis contract, should we be awarded.
b) Not only is NAPA a distributor of parts,
but we leverage our distribution chain that
gives nightly access to inventory at all
distribution centers, parts delivery services,
and our relationships with vendors that allow
Equalis customers to order directly when
needed to support their fleets
1.3.4. Industry Experience. How long has your Genuine Parts Company, founded in 1928, is a
company provided the products and Fortune 200 (NYSE: GPC) service organization
services outlined in your response to this engaged in the distribution of automotive
RFP? What percentage of your company's replacement parts, industrial replacement parts
revenue in each of the last three (3) full and electrical/electronic materials.
calendar years was generated from these
products and services? In 1928, Carlyle Fraser founded GPC with the
purchase of Motor Parts Depot in Atlanta, Georgia
for $40,000. He then renamed the parts store
Genuine Parts Company. The original GPC store
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had annual sales of $75,000 and had only six
employees.
Over the last 94 years, GPC, in relationship with
NAPA, has grown rapidly as the number of
independent car repair garage shops has increased.
From the beginning, GPC stressed swift, reliable
service to outflank the competition.
GPC has continued to grow through the acquisition
of other companies in the automotive and
industrial industries. Today, the Company serves
tens of thousands of customers from more than
3,600 operations in the United States, Canada,
Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia,
Singapore, France, the U.K., Germany, Poland, the
Netherlands, Belgium, and China and has
approximately 50,000 employees and annual
revenues exceeding $19 billion.
In 1994, NAPA instituted a vendor managed
inventory program called NAPA Integrated
Business Solutions (NAPA IBS), bringing fleet
inventory management solutions to government
customers across the US and Canada. Today, NAPA
IBS supports more than 400 fleet garages across
the public and private sectors. NAPA IBS is a leader
in vendor managed services by handling significant
VMI contracts for government fleets of all sizes,
from large municipalities like the City of NYC, to
large statewide DOT fleets like State of Georgia, to
hundreds of school districts, counties, state
agencies and municipalities. NAPA is a unique
proposer in this RFP as we have the brick and
mortar to support any way a government agency
wants to do business through the Equalis co-op
With more than 94 years of distribution expertise,
GPC's commitment, and reputation for just-in-time
service position us as a critical partner in our
customers' success.
Genuine Parts Companies Automotive Parts Group
is responsible for 50 % of our Total Business and
the Government sector is approximately 5% of the
Overall APG Sales annually.
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1.3.5. Geographic Reach. Describe your
company's service area in the United States NAPA's 6000 stores will cover all 50 states and
and which areas you intend to offer services all areas in those states with same to next
under a resulting contract if awarded. day service. We have brick and mortar presence
in all 50 States and all 10 Canadian provinces —
with the ability to deliver best in class services to
any government agency. NAPA does not service
Canada through this contract but has 600 UAP
stores that can offer the same servies outlined
in this RFP.
1.3.6. Certifications and Licenses. Provide a GPC has all the licenses necessary to
detailed explanation outlining the licenses purchase, warehouse, transport and distribute
and certifications that are i) required to be for the commerce contemplated in this RFP.
held, and ii) actually held by your We hold these licenses and certifications in
organization (including third parties and Canada, all 50 States in the US, Guam,
subcontractors that you use). Has your Mexico, Australia, and Europe for the
company maintained these certifications on products we distribute and services we
an ongoing basis? If not, when and why did provide throughout these countries. GPC is a
your company lose any referenced Fortune 200 Company and such, not Certified as a
certifications? Minority or Small Business Supplier.
NOTE: Provide copies of any of the certificates or
licenses included in your response in Proposal Form
5 - Certifications and Licenses.
1.3.7. Awards. Describe any relevant awards In 2021 NAPA was Awarded the Vendor of the year
received by your company for its products, Legacy Award for dedication, Growth and Service
services, innovation, and/or operations. by Equalis one of our Largest and longest Partner in
Include information about the issuing the Cooperative Field. The Legacy Award was given
organization and the year(s) the award was for the Parts Delivery Service and The IBS segment.
issued to your company. In 2019, Jett Kuntz, Vice President of NAPA
IBS, was awarded the Equalis Pioneer award
at Equalis's H20 conference for his vision,
commitment and drive to grow co-operative
purchasing and our current contracts with
Equalis. In the last five years, our contracts
have grown exponentially through Jett's and
the NAPA Fleet team's commitment to
cooperative purchasing.
1.4. Industry Qualifications
1.4.1. Public Sector Cooperative Contracts. What • Equalis-Aftermarket Parts and IBS
Public Sector Cooperative Contracts (e.g., $175,000,000 annually+
state term contracts, public sector . NASPO ValuePoint -Aftermarket Parts,
cooperatives, etc.) does your company have Tools & Equipment- $36,000,000+
in place to provide products & services . E&I Educational- $550,000+
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defined in this RFP? For each contract, when • Texas BuyBoard - Aftermarket Parts
was the contract established, what is the Oils & Lubricants- $1,000,000+ annually
expiration date and how much annual . PSA/Purchasing,Solutions,Alliance-
revenue does your company generate $500,000+ annually
through the contract(s) in each of the last
three (3) calendar years?
1.4.2. EducationSuccess. What isthe i) total dollar Of our government business, approximately 12
amount, and ii) percentage of your percent of our co-op revenue are in the
company's total annual revenue generated education market (K-12, Higher Education). This
by sales to educational institutions (i.e., K- equates to $17,000,000 of our Government Sales.
12 schools & school districts and high
education)?
1.4.3. Government Success. What is the i) total Our total Government Sales annually is
dollar amount, and ii) percentage of your approximately $700,000,000+ in the Delivery and
company's total annual revenue generated on site /IBS management segments. These Sales
by sales to local governments (i.e., equate to 5% of our total NAPA Automotive Parts
municipalities, counties, special districts, Group Sales annually.
and state agencies)?
1.4.4. Public Sector Strategic Growth Plan. NAPA's general Growth strategy in Public sector is
Describe your company's three to five-year to promote the contract nationally, Will be to
public sector sales objectives and the key provide a full array of direct marketing flyers,
elements of your strategic plan to achieve sales sheets, and announcements through
those objectives. What is the total annual announcement bulletin utilization for both the
dollar value of your company's total new award and updates during the contract
revenue generated by local governments period. The implementation of those aspects
and educational institutions in each of the will bring visibility to the Equalis member in
last three (3) calendar years? our stores through the mobilization of our
field sales force. Specific training videos have
What percentage of your company's total already been put in place in support of the
annual revenue is generated by sales to contract we currently have to train sales
local governments and educational
management, store owners, outside
institutions?
salespeople, and store employees. This
training will directly increase the marketability
of the contract throughout our sales
NOTE: For clarity, the figures requested are to organization. Co-branding of our logos will
include revenue generated through cooperative be incorporated on these pieces to inform
contracts and all other forms of revenue to local the recipients of our "regular" marketing
governments and educational institutions to collateral to inform that NAPA is a Equalis
represent the aggregate revenue volume. contract holder. If awarded, Equalis contract
details will be communicated through our
national bulletin process. This program
bulletin communicates to all 6,000 stores,
Field Sales Management, and all direct sales
teams the specifics of the new contract, the
contract pricing, and the intent of the
program through the contract award. Once
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published, the bulletin will be available
through our internal website entitled NAPA
Connect. This site is where all stores and
field management go to see and understand
all the national account programs that NAPA
provides to its stores. If awarded, Equalis
will continue to be classified in our national
account programs. NAPA has a great deal of
system or legacy knowledge built into our
culture based on the number of years that
we have enjoyed the contractual relationship,
but our communication will not take that for
granted. NAPA has a national team
dedicated to marketing and growing our most
important contracts, including everything
Equalis . In addition to training this team on
selling the value of our Equalis contract, we
have headquarters-driven digital and print
marketing efforts as well. Below are several
examples of our available marketing materials
and efforts and samples will be provided as
attached documents. • Salesforce.com —
customer relationship management software
that has been customized to track
communications, lead progress, contract status,
success metrics and more for Equalis
prospects and existing customers. This allows
our sales team to sell the program more
efficiently. • Print Materials — marketing
materials available to our sales team and
customers include Equalis customer case
studies, Equalis benefits and process flyers,
customer information packet content and
more. • Presentation Materials — our team
has access to a predeveloped suite of digital
content and presentation materials
(PowerPoint slides) that promote the benefits
of implementing Equalis contracts. • Video
Content — we are in the process of
developing specific video content that
discusses Equalis opportunities with existing
IBS customers using the contract. These
videos will be available for use in
presentations, on our website, on social media
and more. • Fleet Industry Events — NAPA
sales and marketing experts attend more than
50 industry events across the US and Canada
each year and we make specific efforts to
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promote the Equalis contract at each one
where it applies. Some of the most significant
industry events we attend on a regular basis
include: National Events NAFA I&E
www.NAFA.org Government Fleet Expo (GFX)
www.governmentfleetexpo.com FleetCon
presented by FleetPros www.FleetPros.org
Regional Events Florida Association of
Government Fleet Administrators (FLAGFA)
www.FLAGFA.org Georgia Association of
Pupil Transportation (GAPT)
www.GAPTonline.org The overall Government
revenue exceeds $1 billion annually. See attached
annual Report.
1.4.5. CustomerReferences. Provide references of 1)Genuine Parts Company/Customer Reference
at least five (5) local government or Business Name, State of Georgia Customer
educational institution customers for which Reference Contact- Mary Zirock Customer
your company has provided products and Reference E-Mail Address mzirock@dot.ga.gov
services similar in nature and scope to those Customer Reference Phone Number 404-631-1218
defined in this RFP in the last three (3) years. NAPA IBS customer since November 2017 7. Total
Each reference should include: OrderAmount $6,750,000 million annually. Vendor
a. Customer contact person and their managed inventory contract.
title, telephone number, and email 2) City of Sacramento, CA. Customer Reference
address• Contact Name: Mark Stevens, Fleet Manager.
,
b. A brief description of the products and Customer Reference E-Mail Address
services provided by your company; mstevens@citvofsacramento.org Customer
Reference Phone Number 916-808-5869 Order
c. Customer relationship starting and Information Order Date/Period NAPA IBS customer
ending dates; and, since 2008 Total Order Amount $4 million annually.
d. Notes or other pertinent information 3) Equalis Customer Reference Contact Name
relating to the customer and/or the Maureen Knight Contract administrator. Customer
products and services your company Reference E-Mail Maureen.Knight@Equalis-
provided. mn.gov Customer Reference Phone Number 218-
831-3030 Order Date/Period Multiple orders daily
with Hundreds of Government entities Total Order
Amount $36,000,000 annually with Various
amounts per customers and thousands of end
users. Vendor managed inventory contract
4) State of lowa Nancy Wheelock Purchasing
Agent III Department of Administrative Services
515-725-2268 nancv.wheelockC�iowa.�ov
$1,000,000 annually. Traditional parts contract
5) State of West Virginia. Customer Reference
Contact Name: Mark A Atkins 304-558-2307 E-
mail address Mark.a.Atkins@WV.�ov Annual sales
$3,000,000. Traditional parts contract
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2.1. PRODUCTS & SERVICES
2.1.1. Product& Services Description(sJ. Provide a Click here to enter response. NAPA Auto Parts
detailed description of the products and provides a truly unique solution in the
services you are offering as a part of your aftermarket automotive parts supply industry
proposal. that benefits members in several ways. First,
the NAPA network is comprised of more than
5,000 small businesses that distribute our
IMPORTANT. This description along with the products nationwide. These are local, taxpaying
products and services included in the employees who live and work in member
Attachment B— Cost Proposal will be communities and care about supporting their
utilized to define the overall products and government agencies as much as their
services available under a resulting contract. government cares about supporting them.
Using these small businesses can help
members meet their diverse purchasing
initiatives across the US and Canada. Next,
NAPA has access to more than 465,000 SKUs
that cover not just light-duty automotive, but
a plethora of other categories that cannot all
be found under any other roof. Consolidating
a member's supply chain saves them time and
money in managing their parts operation.
Some unique product and service examples
include: • Nearly 5 million SKUs of MRO
and Industrial products through our sister
company, Motion Industries • NAPA Filters
• NAPA Heavy Duty • NAPA Undercar •
NAPA Electrical Sales and Under Hood •
Martin Senour Paint • Balkamp • NAPA
Tools and Equipment • NAPA Brakes •
NAPA Heating and Cooling • NAPA TRACS -
powerful estimating, technical information and
shop management solutions • IBIZ —
enterprise/purchasing system integrations and
technology solutions • Mitchell 1 and
Mitchell On Demand services Additionally, NAPA
invests year over year in cutting edge
technologies to help us better serve our
government customers. Between online
cataloging and ordering, digital fulfillment
tracking at our distribution centers, reporting
customization and more, we are able to use
technology to optimize our supply chain and
get parts to the customer faster and cheaper.
We also take part in technology innovations
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our customers are implementing, such as the
Team Georgia Marketplace. The Team Georgia
Marketplace connects the procurement tools
of different state agencies all through one
application to streamline the purchasing
process and NAPA is a valued vendor
participating in the initiative. Furthermore,
NAPA has more than 10 years of experience
partnering with through multiple contracts. We
have staff in all 50 states that have been fully
trained on the inner workings of Equalis
contracts, the benefits they provide to Equalis
members, and how to executive contracts
effectively to deliver the best solutions to our
customers more quickly than anyone else.
Finally, NAPA is the pioneer of the Integrated
Business Solutions (IBS) program and exclusive
industry leader in the fleet vendor managed
inventory industry. Providing additional value
added solutions to government fleets across
the US and Canada streamline their supply
chain, including non-contract products such as
OE parts, tires, bulk fluids and more, is one
further step that NAPA takes to employ the
best practices across the parts industry. Our
customer service process and procedure support
breaks into three categories: Equalis Contract
Sales Process (Pre-Contract), Equalis Contract
Implementation/Project Startup Process (Post
Contract), and Equalis "Live Project" Process
(Continuous Improvement Process)
**Note** All resources listed in this section are
already in place and immediately available to
respond to the award and commitments of an
Equalis contract and subsequent contract
marketing, mobilization and implementation.
Equalis Contract Sales Process — Pre Contract
Our NAPA IBS Vice President —Jett Kuntz — and the
team of 8 dedicated Equalis IBS contract sellers are
responsible for selling and promoting Equalis IBS
contracts to our thousands of prospective
candidates to use the Equalis contract for our
services. This team will promote the contract using
the marketing tools listed in our RFP response.
Their responsibility will be to work with fleet
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management, procurement, finance, accounting
and administration to build the best-in-class total
IBS solution customized for their specific contract.
They will coordinate the contract details, work with
local NAPA management teams on personnel,
inventory and implementation. This team will do
the hard core analytics with fleet and warehouse
management to determine the best solution for
the customer. NAPA IBS believes in face-to-face
customer service — so our teams are dedicated to
work directly with customers in their shops to help
them build the best vendor managed strategy for
their operation.
In conjunction with our sales effort — GPC provides
NAPA IBS with dedicated legal resources to
expedite the contract negotiation and finalization
process. Our legal contact — Collin Garner — is
available as an immediate resource to Equalis, our
sales team, and our Equalis contract members to
answer questions and expedite documents for
contracts. This has been a huge benefit for our
Equalis customers because of the speed of
response on contract questions and finalizations.
Equalis Contract Implementation/Prolect Startup
Process — Post Contract
After a contract has been finalized — our entire IBS
operations organization immediately kicks into
gear as we mobilize the vendor managed on-site
location. Our headquarters support team is in
charge of implementing the new project and
performs the following mobilization support tasks:
1) Databases Equalis contract in our in-house
contract managing database
2) Establishes contract pricing in the new site
3) Coordinates IT efforts to support on-site
point of sale and any special IT initiatives
4) Verifies reporting systems for Equalis
contract reporting
5) Initializes our in-house on-line project
management tools for the field
6) Reviews internal business plan proposal to
ensure contract compliance
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7) Finalizes specific key performance
indicators and baseline benchmarks for our
customer
Next — our local field teams that will operate the
day-to-day operations are mobilized according to
the launch time-line of the project. The power of
NAPA IBS is our phenomenal local support teams
that execute the terms of our agreements. The
support team that will work with our NAPA IBS
sales team to mobilize the project include:
Local mobilization teams are comprised of
members of our company that execute an IBS
contract site implementation that includes initial
inventory of customer's fleet parts and supplies,
staffing, training, reporting, vendor initialization,
billing services, IT connection, and site planning.
On company-owned locations, these efforts are led
by our GPC District Manager and District
Operations Manager for the particular market.
NAPA has 50+ District Managers and District Ops
Managers in place to mobilize any new IBS efforts.
On the independent store side, we have GPC
support resources to help our small business
owners implement the same structure within their
IBS location. These efforts are led by our GPC
Distribution Center (DC) Management Team and
their support staff. New independent Equalis IBS
contracts will be led by a team of DC General
Managers/ DC Operations Managers and the local
market Commercial Sales Manager for that store's
market.
All IBS new store installations are also aided by a
vital added-value part of our effort: the NAPA
Systems Selling Group team. This is a dedicated
group of NAPA product managers that will assist in
a mobilization through inventory efforts, product
identification, and product cross-over databasing
and fleet surveys to assist any operation in finding
the correct stocking level for their products. This
exclusive NAPA team includes:
• Filtration/Heavy Duty Product Support
� Undercar (Brakes/Chassis) Product Support
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• Electrical/Underhood (Batteries, Rotating
Electrical, Engine Management) Product
Support
• Heating and Cooling Product Support
• Paint and Body Product Support
• Tools and Equipment Product Support
A final, important part of our site mobilization
team is our IT team — every market has dedicated
IT members who install our point-of-sale systems
in IBS locations. In addition, our HQ IT team will
work with this TAMS team and the customer to
make sure any software integrations, billing
procedures, and invoicing requirements are met.
Equalis "Live Proiect" Process (Continuous
Improvement Processl
Once our site is live and the local operations have
begun executing the services outlined in our
contract, we feel a major part of our process and
procedures include continuous improvement
processes and continuous communication steps
with our Equalis contract customers.
Each contract should have well-defined key
performance objectives. Typical objectives include
daily service rate, special order tracking, core and
return tracking, daily parts fill-rate goals, down
vehicle reports, inventory effectiveness, and parts
cost comparisons. NAPA IBS has developed
exclusive tools to measure these types of KPI's
included in our contract.
The baseline of our continuous improvement
program includes regular reviews of the business
processes, inventory baselines, vendor
management, and store operations. NAPA IBS has
developed a solid regular business review process
that we make a mandatory part of our offering.
The Equalis contract customer will work with NAPA
IBS on specific reporting and service measurables
within our contract, and these will be reported
during our regular business reviews. Usually these
reviews are weekly in the first 90 days, monthly in
the next 90 days, and quarterly after the first 6
months of operation.
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These business reviews are conducted using a
proprietary digital business review tool that
streamlines and regulates the review process and
includes customer input, feedback and scoring to
ensure we are delivering above expectations.
Bottom-line, the only way we deliver continuous
improvement is to communicate with ALL LEVELS
of our contract customers to ensure the on-site
location is performing to the expectations of our
customer.
The last step of process and procedure
accountability for our process after we go live is
our Divisional and Headquarters quarterly review
of all Equalis contracts. Our Division Vice
Presidents and NAPA Headquarters operational
staff outlined in this response review the Equalis
contract and subsequent business review reports
produced by our local operations to ensure
contract compliance.
NAPA IBS/Genuine Parts Company has countless
dedicated resources to ensure a great Equalis
contract experience for Equalis members when
they engage in an IBS contract.
27. Identify your ability and willingness to provide
your products and services to Equalis participating
entities in the United States.
NAPA IBS is superiorly able and willing to provide
all products and services in this RFP to Equalis
participating entities in the United States.
NAPA IBS has the unparalleled ability to provide
our services to Equalis participating entities across
the United States and we are already doing so
today. We are currently actively under more than
50 contracts using co-ops with cities, counties,
states, DOTs, K-12 and higher education
institutions in the United States.
We are able to accomplish this through our vast
network of 55,000+ employees, our database of
hundreds of fleet professionals that we work with
every day to develop innovations and best
practices, the support of NAPA headquarters to
invest in pro�rams and solutions that will benefit
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our customers, and our extensive distribution
infrastructure. 6,000 NAPA stores and 52 large
distribution centers nationwide make it really easy
to get customers what they need, whether from
our internal supply chain or by sourcing from
supplier partners that we have spent decades
building great relationships with.
In sum, we have more than $1 billion in NAPA
inventory across our distribution network, $175
million of which is dedicated specifically to IBS VMI
parts rooms. Out of our 55,000 employees, nearly
5,000 of them have hands in the selling and
operating processes that aide this contract
development and execution and 1,100 of them are
solely focused on NAPA IBS customers. Long story
short, whatever the product is, we have the people
and resources to get it.
We have vast experience in the co-op contract
space and will build a relationship with Equalis that
demonstrates, year over year, our willingness to
participate fully in this program. Our national sales
team and local support teams are well versed in
presenting the Equalis solution to existing
members and non-members and it is one of the
first points raised when discussing simplifying VMl
contract processes for governments.
Our plan is to expand upon our success with the a
fresh, new Equalis contract to grow into new
business areas and solutions for many Equalis
members and offer our customers an alternative in
the co-op space.
2.1.2. Open Market Products. Provide a detailed NAPA agrees to deliver from time-to-time
description of your ability to accommodate sourced goods within our traditional contracts
requests for Open Market Products. Open and services to be sourced and shall include
Market Products is a category of products all actual net costs including our actual cost
that cannot be found in your standard and inbound shipping, plus a not-to-exceed 25
catalog offering or non-inventoried percent additional gross margin. The final price
products. will be calculated and agreed upon between
the member and the local NAPA store on a
case-by-case basis. As for our NAPA IBS VMI
solution, we handle millions of open market
products and pricing alternatives will be outlined in
our pricing section of this RFP.
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2.1.3. Differentiators. Describe what
differentiates your company's products and
services from your competitors.
Click here to enter response. NAPA Auto Parts
provides a truly unique solution in the
aftermarket automotive parts supply industry
that benefits members in several ways. First,
the NAPA network is comprised of more than
5,000 small businesses that distribute our
products nationwide. These are local, taxpaying
employees who live and work in member
communities and care about supporting their
government agencies as much as their
government cares about supporting them.
Using these small businesses can help
members meet their diverse purchasing
initiatives across the US and Canada. Next,
NAPA has access to more than 465,000 SKUs
that cover not just light-duty automotive, but
a plethora of other categories that cannot all
be found under any other roof. Consolidating
a member's supply chain saves them time
and money in managing their parts operation.
Some unique product and service examples
include: • Nearly 5 million SKUs of MRO
and Industrial products through our sister
company, Motion Industries • NAPA Filters
• NAPA Heavy Duty • NAPA Undercar •
NAPA Electrical Sales and Under Hood •
Martin Senour Paint • Balkamp • NAPA
Tools and Equipment • NAPA Brakes •
NAPA Heating and Cooling • NAPA TRACS -
powerful estimating, technical information and
shop management solutions • IBIZ —
enterprise/purchasing system integrations and
technology solutions • Mitchell 1 and
Mitchell On Demand services Additionally,
NAPA invests year over year in cutting edge
technologies to help us better serve our
government customers. Between online
cataloging and ordering, digital fulfillment
tracking at our distribution centers, reporting
customization and more, we are able to use
technology to optimize our supply chain and
get parts to the customer faster and cheaper.
We also take part in technology innovations
our customers are implementing, such as the
Team Georgia Marketplace. The Team Georgia
Marketplace connects the procurement tools
of different state a�encies all throu�h one
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application to streamline the purchasing
process and NAPA is a valued vendor
participating in the initiative.
NAPA's proposal covers multiple technological
advances in the following: • Electronic
Ordering • Product Information •
Diagnostic Repair • eProcurement •
Audit process • Mechanical Shop and Body
Shop Estimators • System integration, Shop
management integration, ordering - NAPA
currently integrates with dozens of shop
management programs • ProLink is one of
the industry's best electronic ordering
interfaces. It provides catalog lookups, part
images, and job "kits", recalls last and
common orders, and loads specific vehicles
(which are perfect with fleets with the same
type vehicles) and more. • ProLink shows
parts price and availability at the local NAPA
store, as well as the store's supplying DC
ProLink can be used to compare contract
price with that of list so that price
verification can be utilized at the time of
ordering eliminates the need for calling and
faxing; ordering is done online. NAPA can
work with government agencies to provide
special pricing on Mitchell On Demand: •
This is a web and PC based program that
aids members to estimate repairs for
authorization. • Provide OE repair
procedures and diagnostic aids. • Track
labor and supplies to a specific asset. •
Color wiring diagrams • Technical
specifications that include optional Medium
and Heavy Duty applications • Flow Charts
• Technical Service Bulletins •
Maintenance Schedule We have staff in all 50
states that have been fully trained on the
inner workings of Government contracts, the
benefits they provide to Equalis members, and
how to executive contracts effectively to
deliver the best solutions to our customers
more quickly than anyone else. Finally, NAPA
is the pioneer of the Integrated Business
Solutions (IBS) program and exclusive industry
leader in the fleet vendor managed inventory
industry. Providing additional value added
solutions to �overnment fleets across the US
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and Canada streamline their supply chain,
including non-contract products such as OE
parts, tires, bulk fluids and more, is one
further step that NAPA takes to employ the
best practices across the parts industry. Here
are a few things that make us unique from other
vendors in this space:
NAPA IBS has several unique offerings within our
contracts that provide solutions to Equalis member
customers, including:
Brick-&-Mortar Infrastructure—We have an
unparalleled existing infrastructure of distribution
and current VMI solutions across the US and
Canada. With more than 6,000 retail stores, 52
major distribution centers, 55,000 employees and
400+ current IBS VMI operations active today, our
ability to provide these services quickly, effectively
and on budget is unmatched.
Product Diversity—our distribution network
includes the largest and most diverse product
catalog of any service provider in the VMI world,
including:
• 465,000 SKUs of NAPA branded parts
• 4 Million SKUs of MRO, Industrial, Office
and other products through Motion
Industries
• Millions more through our network of
1,300+ external supplier partners
On-site or Off-site inventory services — While a vast
majority of our IBS/VMI co-op contracts are on-site
services...Sometimes space, location or labor issues
may require us to provide an off-site dedicated
warehousing or parts supply operation for our
customers. We have multiple examples where
customers have asked us for an off-site solution. In
these cases, we are able to manage inventories
remotely through our IBS HUB consignment
program. Having consignment or off-site inventory
loaded into our technology allows us to monitor
what has been used, what needs replenishment
and what to bill the customer for. Periodic manual
counts will be conducted by NAPA IBS personnel to
reconcile all unmanned satellite locations and
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consignment inventories. This offsite inventory
management also applies to customer mobile units
and service vehicles that carry emergency
inventory that is not held at a specific brick-and-
mortar location.
Hub and spoke services — In some cases we have
customers that have multiple sites but do not
require staffing at all locations. In these cases, we
can model a hub and spoke inventory management
system using people, technology, bar coding and
standard operating procedures to accomplish the
parts management goals of our customers. The
unique nature of NAPA's brick and mortar
operations — 52 master distribution centers and
6,000 retail outlets—gives us a unique footprint on
the ability to source both NAPA and non-NAPA
parts and supplies for our fleet customers...as well
as deliver those products in an expedited manner
leveraging our dedicated brick and mortar assets
and logistics. This allows us to keep staffing costs
in check and provide manned and unmanned
services to fleets that are mobile or geographically
broad in nature. The fact that we have so many
brick and mortar sites and daily delivery to these
sites...along with 400+ dedicated vendor managed
inventory sites (NAPA IBS) allows us to give our
government/education customers unparalleled
service and availability.
Virtual Inventory Exchange Warehouse (VIEW) —
IBS VIEW is a module within the IBS HUB system
that facilitates the exchange of inventory between
IBS sites, whether within the same organization or
outside of it. This reduces obsolescence, shares
outside pricing levels that can help us negotiate
better deals and helps find hard-to-source parts. It
also integrates with UPS labeling and shipping
modules to make a one-stop-shop for moving
parts.
Electronic vending machine/RFID solutions: We
work with multiple suppliers of vending technology
— including vending machines and RFID solutions to
address specific non-manned solutions. In these
cases, we build the standard operating procedures
and cost/benefit analysis for customers to use this
technolo�v to decide if it is the proper fit.
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MRO warehouse supply management — In addition
to fleet supplies, many of our municipal customers
ask us to use the same technology, staffing, and
inventory tools we do in fleet-related operations.
We have the capabilities and vendor relationships
to add this as an added value service to our IBS
operations.
Technology Solutions — With our dedicated IBS
headquarters team we also have the ability to
partner with the billing, finance, and management
of fleet and government/education fleet
operations to work on custom integration solutions
for their fleet or enterprise procurement platforms
— all meant to drive transactional efficiency and
cost reduction in the day to day process of
ordering parts and supplies.
Custom technician training solutions — We are
dedicated to helping productivity in the shop
through shop training — paced at the speed of the
shop. Whether it is on-line, on-site or classroom
study, NAPA IBS has tools to keep the
government/education fleet technicians and fleet
managers on the cutting edge.
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Warranty Tracking — Our IBS HUB system identifies,
tracks and facilitates warranty, core and return
processes to make them as automated and easy
for the customer as possible. Over time, we can
identify common product issues and work with
suppliers to resolve them without the customer
having to do any work.
Financial Investments—As a Fortune 200
organization, our parent company Genuine Parts
Company has the unique ability to make financial
investments in Equalis members to make sure they
have the parts they need on the shelves. Other
providers shy away from investing in proper
inventory levels, resulting in longer wait times,
expedited freight costs and low fill rates.
2.1.4. Manufacturing. If best identified as a NA, NAPA does not manufacture any products.
manufacturer, describe your manufacturing
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process and any advantages it offers over
your competitors. Your response may
include, but is not limited to, facility
locations, explanation of the materials used
during various manufacturing processes, a
description of the inspection & quality
control processes, and identification of
manufacturing certifications (e.g., ISO).
2.1.5. Warranty. Provide a copy of the All products supplied pursuant to an awarded
manufacturer's warranty. If required, contract are subject to the terms of written
please attach the warranty as an warranties provided by the manufacturer of
attachment, as instructed in this document. each product, and NAPA shall use reasonable
Describe notable features and/or commercial efforts to assist the Participating
characteristics of the warranty that a public Entity in processing all warranty claims that
sector customer would find interesting or the Participating Entity may have against a
appealing. Pricing related to the any manufacturer. The manufacturer's warranty
extended warranty options must be will be the sole and exclusive remedy of the
included in Attachment 8— Cost Proposal. Participating Entity in connection with any
claims concerning the products supplied
pursuant to an awarded contract. ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, BOTH EXPRESS AND IMPLIED,
INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED.
Copies of the manufacturers' warranties are
available to the Participating Entity upon
request. Proposer will pass through all
available warranty benefits from the
applicable manufacturer to the Participating
Entity to the extent permitted by contract or
law. NAPA's warranties cover all products
and parts, but not all the labor. Most NAPA
manufacturers will reimburse for reasonable
labor costs to the extent the damage was
solely attributable to a defect in the NAPA
product. Each warranty is viewed on a case-
by-case basis and, in some cases, labor may
not apply. Each one of NAPA 's individual
parts warranties is on-line at our two
websites (www.napaonline.com and
www.napaprolink.com), plus warranty
information is provided in the original NAPA
packaging.
In our IBS VMO contracts, NPA IBS manages the
warranty process to completion. Since we deal
with thousands of non-NAPA providers, we
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manage the recovery process for every vendor and
provide recovery and reporting for all warranty
transactions for our IBS customers.
2.2. Additional5ervices
2.2.1. Turnkey Capabilities. Describe the NAPA can offer Equalis members two distinct
capabilities available through your company distribution models that will help them stock the
and, if applicable, your authorized network parts they need in different ways: (1) Traditional
of dealers, distributors, and resellers that NAPA Supply Model, and (2) NAPA Integrated
support your ability to provide turnkey Business Solutions VMI Model. (1) Traditional
solutions to Equalis Group Members. Your NAPA Supply Model in the Traditional NAPA Supply
response may include, but is not limited to, Model, NAPA-branded and affiliated parts and
site assessment, equipment consultations & supplies are sourced by our 52 distribution centers
recommendation, installation, inspection, nationwide directly from the product
and maintenance. manufacturers. Parts are then distributed via daily
shuttles from our DCs to our 6,000 retail stores,
which are comprised of 1,000 company-owned
locations and 5,000 independent small businesses.
When a member goes to contract with NAPA, we
will determine a delivery schedule from the most
nearby NAPA stores, regardless of ownership, to
ensure they have the parts they need when they
need them. Each servicing store delivers the
required products directly to the member location
on the agreed upon schedule, or on a hot-shot
basis as required. We do not use any
subcontractors to perform any of the work
described under this proposal, unless specially
ordered products require direct shipping from a
manufacturer through a third-party freight
provider. On occasion, our Equalis customers may
require us to procure goods where they are using
federal funds. Those goods will be required to be
identified as such by the customer before the
transaction takes place and the goods are
delivered. Proper documentation of their federal
requirements will need to be provided in advance
to ensure that NAPA can fulfill those specific
transactions. (2) NAPA Integrated Business
Solutions VMI Model For members who want to
experience a more full-service inventory
management program, we offer NAPA Integrated
Business Solutions (NAPA IBS). NAPA IBS is a
customized supply chain solution that puts our own
parts experts onsite within the customer's parts
room in order to manage the ordering, stocking
and distribution of parts and materials to customer
technicians. We source inventory specific to each
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customer's fleet and dedicate that inventory and
staff to that customer alone. Under the NAPA IBS
program, we don't just limit the product options to
NAPA but source from more than 1,300 OE and
aftermarket vendors so the customer doesn't have
to. We use the industry's best proprietary
technology to anticipate inventory needs to reduce
wait times, product costs and to improve shop
efficiency and vehicle turn times. Furthermore, we
own all of the inventory we stock until the
customer needs it for a specific work order,
eliminating customer investment in inventory and
the risk of surplus or obsolescence. At the end of
each month, we consolidate all activity and issue
one parts bill, one operating statement (cost of
running the parts room), and a service fee to the
customer. Disadvantaged & Small Business
Participation: NAPA understands the importance of
supporting disadvantaged, minority and small
business in our communities and we adopt our
customers' goals and standards as our own as
much as possible. Within the traditional NAPA
Supply Model, we make use of our independent
small and diverse business owners throughout the
country to meet the needs of our customers'
diverse procurement strategies, and to directly
support such business with growth opportunities.
In the IBS model, we can be contractually obligated
to hit certain spend percentages with the same
kinds of business. We have become experts at
sourcing, vetting and supporting participation of
DBEs and routinely hit our numbers that are
mutually agreed upon on a contract-by-contract
basis
2.2.2. Installation or Set-up. Is installation or set- Installation and set-up is not included in this
up available to Members as a part of your proposal. Any special installations will be
proposal? negotiated with the member at time of purchase.
2.2.3. Installers. If you responded Yes to the NA
previous question, is the installation service
performed by a company owned installation
team or one of your dealers or resellers?
2.2.4. Qualifications. Describe the qualification of NA
your installation and set-up crews. Your
response may include, but is not limited to,
training and certification requirements.
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2.2.5. Training. If yes, provide a description of the Product training on all diagnostics available
training services offered. Note: Training through NAPA AutoTech program and available
services are not limited to those provided to online at www.NAPATraining.com. This is a
the members but can also extend to the fee-based training comprehensive program for
training you provide you dealers, classroom and web. Training / maintenance
distributors, and resellers. offered by most NAPA suppliers, much at no
cost. No training is standard as expertise will
vary from one employee to another, all
training is to be scheduled and discussed. All
NAPA Tools & Equipment suppliers offer
suggested maintenance procedures for
products sold. This would include proper
installations, safety procedures and contacts
for on-site installations. NAPA provides training
on many levels. Technician Training: a.
Designed for the professional technician. b.
Provided by professional certified trainers c.
Shop Management Training d. Designed
for the professional technician, shop managers
e. Provided by professional certified
trainers.
2.2.6. Maintenance Services. If yes, provide a NA
description of the maintenance services
included in your proposal.
2.3. Value Add
2.3.1. Additional Offering. Please include any Product training on all diagnostics available
additional products and services not through NAPA AutoTech program and available
included in the scope of the solicitation that online at www.NAPATraining.com. This is a
you think will enhance and add value to this fee-based training comprehensive program for
contract's participating agencies. classroom and web. Training / maintenance
offered by most NAPA suppliers, much at no
cost. No training is standard as expertise will
vary from one employee to another, all
training is to be scheduled and discussed. All
NAPA Tools & Equipment suppliers offer
suggested maintenance procedures for
products sold. This would include proper
installations, safety procedures and contacts
for on-site installations. NAPA provides training
on many levels. Technician Training: a.
Designed for the professional technician. b.
Provided by professional certified trainers c.
Shop Management Training d. Designed
for the professional technician, shop managers
e. Provided by professional certified
trainers NAPA's proposal covers multiple
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technological advances in the following: •
Electronic Ordering • Product Information •
Diagnostic Repair • eProcurement •
Audit process • Mechanical Shop and Body
Shop Estimators • System integration, Shop
management integration, ordering - NAPA
currently integrates with dozens of shop
management programs • ProLink is one of
the industry's best electronic ordering
interfaces. It provides catalog lookups, part
images, and job "kits", recalls last and
common orders, and loads specific vehicles
(which are perfect with fleets with the same
type vehicles) and more. • ProLink shows
parts price and availability at the local NAPA
store, as well as the store's supplying DC
ProLink can be used to compare contract
price with that of list so that price
verification can be utilized at the time of
ordering eliminates the need for calling and
faxing; ordering is done online. NAPA can
work with government agencies to provide
special pricing on Mitchell On Demand: •
This is a web and PC based program that
aids members to estimate repairs for
authorization. • Provide OE repair
procedures and diagnostic aids. • Track
labor and supplies to a specific asset. •
Color wiring diagrams • Technical
specifications that include optional Medium
and Heavy Duty applications • Flow Charts
• Technical Service Benter response.
•. .
3.1.1. Logistits
3.1.2. Distribution Capabilities. Describe how GPC in 2021 owns and operates 52
supplier proposes to distribute the distribution centers located throughout the
products/services in Bidder's defined United States that have return privileges with
geographic reach. most of their suppliers, which protects GPC
from inventory obsolescence. These distribution
centers are located in 40 states and service
approximately 1,000 domestic company-owned
NAPA AUTO PARTS stores located in 45 states
and approximately 5,000 independently owned
NAPA AUTO PARTS stores located in all 50
states. NAPA stores, in turn, sell to a wide
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variety of customers in the automotive
aftermarket. Collectively, these independent
automotive parts stores account for
approximately 61% of the total U.S. APG sales
and 22% of GPC's overall total sales. When a
member customer orders a part, directly or
online, the first resource to fulfill that request
will be the nearest NAPA servicing store. If
the part is in stock, it will be delivered to
the customer within an agreed upon time
frame, and maybe included in a daily/nightly
shuttle delivery. If the part is not in stock at
the nearest store, secondary and tertiary
NAPA stores will be sourced from and the
part will be included in a one-off or
scheduled delivery. In situations where the
part is not available at any nearby NAPA
stores, our Distribution Centers carry millions
of dollars of inventory that can be used to
fulfill the request. As a final resort, we can
always contact the part manufacturer directly
to explore direct sourcing options. In all
situations, there is a local team of sourcing
experts who are dedicated to fulfilling all
requests by members.
3.1.3. Distribution Centers. Provide the number, GPC in 2021 owns and operates 52
size and location of Supplier's distribution distribution centers located throughout the
facilities, warehouses, and retail network as United States that have return privileges with
applicable. most of their suppliers, which protects GPC
from inventory obsolescence. These distribution
centers are located in 40 states and service
approximately 1,000 domestic company-owned
NAPA AUTO PARTS stores located in 45 states
and approximately 5,000 independently owned
NAPA AUTO PARTS stores located in all 50
states. Our inventories also include accessory
items for such vehicles and equipment, and
supply items used by a wide variety of
government customers in the automotive
aftermarket, such as cities, counties, states, K-
12 districts and higher education institutions.
We offer light-, medium- and heavy-duty parts
for municipal departments like police, fire,
sanitation and public works as well as people
transportation parts used in universities and
public transit agencies. No matter the part,
we are able to provide the supply chain to
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get members the products they need when
they need them. NAPA has 52 distribution
centers that service 6,000+ retail stores
nationwide. They contain more than $1 billion
of fleet parts and other replenishment
inventory for our network nationally. NAPA
stocks more than 465,000 aftermarket parts
and items with same day and next day
delivery. We can provide inventory,
distribution, and local support in any area of
the US and our network is available 365 days
each year to get Equalis members parts
efficiently. Please see Distribution Center list
attached.
3.1.4. Supply Chain. Identify all other companies As mentioned we have more than 45,000
that will be involved in processing, handling, people dedicated to ensuring the parts Equalis
or shipping the products or services to the customers need are available and delivered
Equalis Group Member. on time across the US and Canada. From a
product availability standpoint, having 52 DCs
enables NAPA to provide product as close to
the customer as possible in most states
including Alaska, Hawaii, and most US
Territories. This is facilitated through the DC
delivery process of deliveries to all 6000
stores a minimum of 5 times per week. NAPA
uses a process of vehicle registration and
product data to stock our DCs and stores by
ZIP code. This ensures that we have a market
specific product mix in each of our stores.
NAPA 's DCs have on average $6 -$ IOM in
inventory. Store sizes vary in size and scope,
but with 6,000 in the US alone, we have one
of the best store footprints in the automotive
aftermarket. NAPA has 6000 thousand stores
with between 2 and 6 delivery vehicles per
store servicing the members and hundreds of
tractor trailers delivering to the stores each
night. Our personnel in each distribution
center provide a comprehensive mixture of
sales and product specialists that are
available to service Equalis members. The list
below illustrates the positions and the
individuals focused on the sales and services
contemplated in this RFP: • Sales Manager
• District Manager • Wholesale
Manager • Commercial Sales Managers •
Major Account Government Sales Manager •
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Territory Sales Managers 3 to 5 •
Commercial Sales Pro (Outside Sales
Representative) one per GPC owned store, 2
to 25, depending on the number of company-
owned stores • Store Sales Counter people
• Independent NAPA store owners, outside
sales, and counter people In total, there are
nearly 10,000 people involved in the
distribution of parts to, and customer
satisfaction of, all of our member partners.
Our customer service program begins when
the customer places an order and stays
involved throughout the lifecycle of each
order and the overall contract. When
customers place an order directly with their
servicing NAPA store, online via NAPA
ProLink, or through a punchout in their
enterprise system, customer service
functionality is built into the process to
address questions and issues as they arise.
When it comes to delivery times, NAPA's
standard metrics are as follows: • In-Stock
Parts Ordered Delivered within 60
minutes or less • Non-Stocked Parts
Ordered Delivered the next day •
Rare or Special Parts Ordered Delivered
within 2 days NAPA has a special delivery
feature that other providers do not offer. In
the case of a special order part that is not
available at local stores or distribution
centers, members can access ordering from
the manufacturer directly through NAPA
Xpress, a function of our ProLink online
cataloging portal. For example, if a city
requires a one-off starter for an uncommon
police vehicle and the local NAPA store and
distribution center network does not have the
part in stock, they can use NAPA Xpress to
connect to that starter's manufacturer and
have the part shipped directly to them, even
next day, via UPS. NAPA Xpress is also
available when ordering from a store via
phone — the ordering member just needs to
request direct to customer shipping. Finally,
our customer service program continues after
the purchase to support warranty claims on
qualified products, as well as core credit and
return processing. In the case of such types
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of return transactions, NAPA's local team is
there to facilitate the process with the local
NAPA DC or directly with product
manufacturers to get each member the parts
they need and the credits they are owed.
NAPA ProLink: NAPA ProLink is another
exclusive online ordering and messaging
system for customer shops to order NAPA
branded parts from our stores or distribution
centers. It gives the customer direct digital
access to our catalog of more than 500,000
SKUs, all available on this contract. •
Enterprise E-Procurement: NAPA has the
capability to provide digital cataloging through
punchouts and EDI interfaces placed directly
within a customer's enterprise procurement
system. On our e-commerce website,
www.NAPAIBIZ.com, we show companies that
use large eProcurement programs how to
register with NAPA to access our NAPA
catalog. Platforms supported include Ariba,
SAP, Oracle, Epicor, Ketera, Jaggaer,
Proactis/Perfect Commerce, Coupa and more.
We also offer digital warehousing solutions
with JD Edwards and Manhattan products
3.1.5. Fill Rates. Provide fill rates and average NAPA's Average fill rates are approximately 93%
delivery timeframes met by specific current supply chain issues Globally can affect this
distribution centers. rate significantly.
NAPA's on-time delivery for stocked NAPA parts
runs at 95%. Non-Stock items and Special orders
3.1.6. On Time Delivery Rate. Provide your may vary depending on Manufacturer's availability.
average on-time delivery rate. Our NAPA IBS program has a target of 90% on-
demand availability after 6+ months of operating as
we learn the fleets we work with and adjust
inventories accordingly.
NAPA has a special delivery feature that is
exclusive to NAPA stores. In the case of a
special order part that is not available at
3.1.7. Expedited Orders. Describe your approach local stores or distribution centers, members
to handling emergency orders and/or can access ordering from the manufacturer
service. Your description may include, but is directly through NAPA Xpress, a function of
not limited to, response time, breadth of our ProLink online cataloging portal. For
service coverage, and service level. example, if a city requires a one-off starter
for an uncommon police vehicle and the local
NAPA store and distribution center network
does not have the part in stock, they can use
NAPA Xpress to connect to that starter's
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manufacturer and have the part shipped
directly to them, even next day, via UPS.
NAPA Xpress is also available when ordering
from a store via phone — the ordering
member just needs to request direct to
customer shipping. The huge advantage of this
program for members is that it harnesses
access to inventories not only at local NAPA
stores and distribution networks across the
entire country.
3.2. Customer Service
3.2.1. Customer Service Department. Describe Our customer service program begins when
your company's customer service the customer places an order and stays
department & operations. Your description involved throughout the lifecycle of each
may include, but is not limited to, hours of order and the overall contract. When
operation, number and location of service customers place an order directly with their
centers, parts outlets, number of customer servicing NAPA store, online via NAPA
service representatives. Clarify if the service ProLink, or through a punchout in their
centers are owned by your company of if enterprise system, customer service
they are a network of subcontractors. functionality is built into the process to
address questions and issues as they arise.
When it comes to delivery times, NAPA's
standard metrics are as follows: • In-Stock
Parts Ordered Delivered within 60 minutes
or less • Non-Stocked Parts Ordered
Delivered the next day • Rare or Special
Parts Ordered Delivered within 2 days
NAPA has a special delivery feature that other
providers do not offer. In the case of a
special order part that is not available at
local stores or distribution centers, members
can access ordering from the manufacturer
directly through NAPA Xpress, a function of
our ProLink online cataloging portal. For
example, if a city requires a one-off starter
for an uncommon police vehicle and the local
NAPA store and distribution center network
does not have the part in stock, they can
use NAPA Xpress to connect to that starter's
manufacturer and have the part shipped
directly to them, even next day, via UPS.
NAPA Xpress is also available when ordering
from a store via phone — the ordering
member just needs to request direct to
customer shipping. Finally, our customer
service program continues after the purchase
to support warranty claims on qualified
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products, as well as core credit and return
processing. In the case of such types of
return transactions, NAPA's local team is there
to facilitate the process with the local NAPA
DC or directly with product manufacturers to
get each member the parts they need and
the credits they are owed.
In our VMI IBS offering, the NAPA employees
operate on site as an outsourced product
department that work exclusively for the
government Equalis customer, so they become the
"customer service department" for the fleets they
operate in under contract.
3.2.2. Complaint Resolution. Describe your
customer complaint resolution process.
Describe how unresolved complaints are Beginning with the NAPA store
handled. we have available a customer
service unit that is trained in
the requirements of this
Contract and will have the
authority to take
administrative action to
problems that may occur. The
Contract Manager, along with
local NAPA representatives,
will be capable of performing
these actions and assisting to
answer questions or
Complaints and resolve issues
as needed. In case of escalated
issues the Vice President of
Fleet/Government will make
the final decisions on
resolutions.
3.3. Customer Set Up; Order & Invoice Processing;
Payment
3.3.1. Authorized Distributors, Agents, Dealers, Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts will
orResellers. Describe the different channels serve as the single point of contact and our 6000
in which this contract will be made available retail stores will sell and deliver goods to the
to Equalis Group Members. Your response Equalis members Nationally.
should include, but is not limited to,
whether your organization will serve as the In our IBS VMI contacts, Equalis members will be
single point of sale or if the contract will be able to work directly with local store management
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made available through a network of who oversee each individual project and will have
distributors, agents, dealers, or resellers. easy access to these teams to handle everything
from employee issues to inventory issues to
NOTE: Bidders intending to authorize distributors, emergency response services.
agents, dealers, or resellers must complete Proposal
Form 6- Dealer, Distributor and Reseller
Authorization Form.
3.3.2. Customer Set Up. Once an Equalis Group The Member will contact the Local NAPA store to
Member decides to accept your company's set-up an account and have the store connect the
proposal for products and services as contract pricing. The store personnel will also give
described in this RFP, what is the process for the member a logon and password to NAPA-
the Member to become a customer? Prolink our online ordering system with live
inventory and all contract prices. All
communication will be with their local contact at
the NAPA store. (Store location list attached)
For our VMI IBS services... Our customer service
process and procedure support breaks into three
categories: Equalis Contract Sales Process (Pre-
Contract), Equalis Contract
Implementation/Project Startup Process (Post
Contract), and Equalis "Live Project" Process
(Continuous Improvement Process)
**Note** All resources listed in this section are
already in place and immediately available to
respond to the award and commitments of a
Equalis contract and subsequent contract
marketing, mobilization and implementation.
Equalis Contract Sales Process — Pre Contract
Our NAPA IBS Vice President —Jett Kuntz — and the
team of 10 dedicated Equalis IBS contract sellers
are responsible for selling and promoting Equalis
IBS contracts to our thousands of prospective
candidates to use the Equalis contract for our
services. This team will promote the contract using
the marketing tools listed in our RFP response.
Their responsibility will be to work with fleet
management, procurement, finance, accounting
and administration to build the best-in-class total
IBS solution customized for their specific contract.
They will coordinate the contract details, work with
local NAPA management teams on personnel,
inventory and implementation. This team will do
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the hard core analytics with fleet and warehouse
management to determine the best solution for
the customer. NAPA IBS believes in face-to-face
customer service — so our teams are dedicated to
work directly with customers in their shops to help
them build the best vendor managed strategy for
their operation.
In conjunction with our sales effort — GPC provides
NAPA IBS with dedicated legal resources to
expedite the contract negotiation and finalization
process. Our legal contact — Collin Garner — is
available as an immediate resource to Equalis, our
sales team, and our Equalis contract members to
answer questions and expedite documents for
contracts. This has been a huge benefit for our
Equalis customers because of the speed of
response on contract questions and finalizations.
Equalis Contract Implementation/Prolect Startup
Process — Post Contract
After a contract has been finalized — our entire IBS
operations organization immediately kicks into
gear as we mobilize the vendor managed on-site
location. Our headquarters support team listed in
question #23 of this response is in charge of
implementing the new project and performs the
following mobilization support tasks:
1) Databases Equalis contract in our in-house
contract managing database
2) Establishes contract pricing in the new site
3) Coordinates IT efforts to support on-site
point of sale and any special IT initiatives
4) Verifies reporting systems for Equalis
contract reporting
5) Initializes our in-house on-line project
management tools for the field
6) Reviews internal business plan proposal to
ensure contract compliance
7) Finalizes specific key performance
indicators and baseline benchmarks for our
customer
Next — our local field teams that will operate the
day-to-day operations are mobilized according to
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the launch time-line of the project. The power of
NAPA IBS is our phenomenal local support teams
that execute the terms of our agreements. The
support team that will work with our NAPA IBS
sales team to mobilize the project include:
Local mobilization teams are comprise of inembers
of our company that execute an IBS contract site
implementation that includes initial inventory of
customer's fleet parts and supplies, staffing,
training, reporting, vendor initialization, billing
services, IT connection, and site planning.
On company-owned locations, these efforts are led
by our GPC District Manager and District
Operations Manager for the particular market.
NAPA has 50+ District Managers and District Ops
Managers in place to mobilize any new IBS efforts.
On the independent store side, we have GPC
support resources to help our small business
owners implement the same structure within their
IBS location. These efforts are led by our GPC
Distribution Center (DC) Management Team and
their support staff. New independent Equalis IBS
contracts will be led by a team of DC General
Managers/ DC Operations Managers and the local
market Commercial Sales Manager for that store's
market.
All IBS new store installations are also aided by a
vital added-value part of our effort: the NAPA
Systems Selling Group team. This is a dedicated
group of NAPA product managers that will assist in
a mobilization through inventory efforts, product
identification, and product cross-over databasing
and fleet surveys to assist any operation in finding
the correct stocking level for their products. This
exclusive NAPA team includes:
• Filtration/Heavy Duty Product Support
• Undercar (Brakes/Chassis) Product Support
• Electrical/Underhood (Batteries, Rotating
Electrical, Engine Management) Product
Support
• Heating and Cooling Product Support
• Paint and Body Product Support
• Tools and Eauiament Product Suaaort
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A final, important part of our site mobilization
team is our IT team — every market has dedicated
IT members who install our point-of-sale systems
in IBS locations. In addition, our HQ IT team will
work with this TAMS team and the customer to
make sure any software integrations, billing
procedures, and invoicing requirements are met.
Equalis "Live Proiect" Process (Continuous
Improvement Processl
Once our site is live and the local operations have
begun executing the services outlined in our
contract, we feel a major part of our process and
procedures include continuous improvement
processes and continuous communication steps
with our Equalis contract customers.
Each contract should have well-defined key
performance objectives. Typical objectives include
daily service rate, special order tracking, core and
return tracking, daily parts fill-rate goals, down
vehicle reports, inventory effectiveness, and parts
cost comparisons. NAPA IBS has developed
exclusive tools to measure these types of KPI's
included in our contract.
The baseline of our continuous improvement
program includes regular reviews of the business
processes, inventory baselines, vendor
management, and store operations. NAPA IBS has
developed a solid regular business review process
that we make a mandatory part of our offering.
The Equalis contract customer will work with NAPA
IBS on specific reporting and service measurables
within our contract, and these will be reported
during our regular business reviews. Usually these
reviews are weekly in the first 90 days, monthly in
the next 90 days, and quarterly after the first 6
months of operation.
These business reviews are conducted using a
proprietary digital business review tool that
streamlines and regulates the review process and
includes customer input, feedback and scoring to
ensure we are delivering above expectations..
Bottom-line, the only wav we deliver continuous
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improvement is to communicate with ALL LEVELS
of our contract customers to ensure the on-site
location is performing to the expectations of our
customer.
The last step of process and procedure
accountability for our process after we go live is
our Divisional and Headquarters quarterly review
of all Equalis contracts. Our Division Vice
Presidents and NAPA Headquarters operational
staff outlined in this response review the Equalis
contract and subsequent business review reports
produced by our local operations to ensure
contract compliance.
NAPA IBS/Genuine Parts Company has countless
dedicated resources to ensure a great Equalis
contract experience for Equalis members when
they engage in an IBS contract.
The order process for this proposal and
contract will be determined upon the Member
preference. Generally, the majority of orders
placed by members will be directed at their
local NAPA store. The pathway in which those
orders will be received by the NAPA store
would be via phone, fax, e-mail, ProLink
(www.napaprolink.com), eProcurement
integration (EDI or XML) or even a walk in
order. Once we receive an order with the
appropriate work order or P.O. number, the
store is responsible for the parts delivery
3.3.3. Order Process. Describe your company's service requirements of the contract. To
proposal development and order ensure contract compliance, the accounts for
submission process. members are flagged at the NAPA store for
transmission to NAPA Headquarters. All
resulting invoices from orders are captured at
the NAPA Auto Parts store, and the line item
detail is transmitted to NAPA Headquarters
where the data is rolled up from all the
member's invoices into the Equalis Major
Account. This allows NAPA to report
consolidated sales numbers back to Equalis on
a quarterly basis. NAPA's entire dealer network
is included in our response. The individual
NAPA Auto Parts Store will process orders as
they are fulfilled, and this will be consolidated
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and reported by NAPA Headquarters to Equalis
quarterly. GPC in 2021 owns and operates 52
distribution centers located throughout the
United States that have return privileges with
most of their suppliers, which protects GPC
from inventory obsolescence. These distribution
centers are located in 40 states and service
approximately 1,000 domestic company-owned
NAPA AUTO PARTS stores located in 45 states
and approximately 5,000 independently owned
NAPA AUTO PARTS stores located in all 50
states.
For our VMI IBS customers, all services will be
rendered on site and the individual site will
determine the level of ordering process- either via
manual walk up orders to the on-site location or
orders being pushed through a customer
integration with the customers' existing work order
system and NAPA's exclusive HUB system. Either
way, every sku ordered will be tracked and
assigned to a specific asset in the fleet — and will be
reconciled daily for customer audit compliance.
3.3.4. Invoice Process. Describe your company's To ensure contract compliance, Every member
invoicing process. location receives an invoice with each delivery. The
accounts for Equalis members are flagged at
the NAPA store for transmission to NAPA
Headquarters. Payment of these invoices will be to
the servicing NAPA store. All resulting invoices
from orders are captured at the NAPA Auto
Parts store, and the line item detail is
transmitted to NAPA Headquarters where the
data is rolled up from all the member's
invoices into the Equalis Major Account.
This allows NAPA to report consolidated sales
numbers back to Equalis on a quarterly basis.
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For our VMI IBS program, all orders are captured
for 100% of all products and processed through our
IBS HUB system for delivery of one detailed invoice
at month end of EVERY sku ordered with specific
equipment information and PO information for
easy reconciliation and auditing.
3.3.5. Payment. What are your standard payment NAPA Auto Parts standard payment terms are
terms? What methods of payment do your Net 30 days. Traditionally NAPA accepts
company accept? payments by check, cash, ACH Credit cards and P-
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card payments from government agencies,
where applicable, and does not charge
additional fees for using P-cards. We take
government p-card security very seriously and
are doing several things to protect agencies
who elect to use this payment method. When
using p-cards, members may be required to
obtain tokenization authorization from the
store, which verifies the ownership of the
card and logs the information and approval
to use it for such purchases. Without this
tokenization, p-cards may not be accepted by
servicing NAPA stores for traditional parts
ordering business.
For our VMI services, our standard contract terms
are net 25th or both the total parts bill and
operating bill expenses outlined in our pricing
section. P-cards are only accepted on this program
if the customer is ailing to accept credit card fees.
Our program offers one consolidated bill for all
parts purchases — no matter the vendor and one
operating bill for services rendered each month.
3.3.6. Financing. Does your company offer any Our program does not offer financing programs for
financing options or programs? If yes, either traditional parts purchases or VMI services.
describe the financing options available to
Members.
3.4. Sustainability, Reclamation, and Recycling
Initiatives
3.4.1. Sustainable Company Initiatives. Describe Our full Corporate Sustainability Plan will be
the ways in which your company is provided as an attachment to this proposal. It
addressing the issue of sustainability. is also available on our Sustainability page on
www.genpt.com. RCI-Safe Solutions - our
sustainability partner - has officially launched
GPC's sustainability awareness efforts. Look
for GPC's new GROW program to highlight
specific environmental efforts made by
employees. The GROW program focuses on
targeted campaigns that emphasize personal
responsibility and spotlights GPC's
environmental heroes. GROW promotes a
renewed approach of how to Reduce, Reuse
and Recycle. GPC has the following priorities
in place in terms of our Green Program •
Reduce Air Emissions/Efficient Delivery Routing
• Identify Pollution Prevention
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Opportunities • Communicate the Message •
Practice Water Conservation • Reduce Fuel
Consumption • Minimize Operational Waste
• Implement Energy Conservation •
Provide Green Products and Services NAPA
Markets and Sells Many Green Initiative
Products • Smart Washers • Challenger
Water In-Ground Lifts • 3M lead free
wheel weight system • Schumacher solar
battery charger/maintainers • Energy Logic
- waste oil burners • Vortex waterborne
auto paint - no solvents • Valvoline Next
Gen oil - made with recycled oil •
Recycled Batteries, remanufactured electrical
and steering components.
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4.1. Cost Proposal
4.1.1. PricingModel. Provide a description ofyour NAPA's pricing model is a product category
pricing model or methodology identifying discount model off list price. As NAPA has
how the model works for the products and with previous contracts, we will continue to
services included in your proposal. offer a competitive nationwide ceiling price
for Equalis members. NAPA's prices on
individual products shall increase and decrease
throughout the term of the contract. The
pricing profile/methodology shall, however,
remain firm. NAPA passes on both price
increases and decreases it receives from its
suppliers on to the Members. NAPA cannot
provide written notice to Equalis every time
an individual product increases in price. The
attached Equalis 9074 Price Profile will be
implemented at the store level to all
members that choose to utilize the contract.
This pricing will be available at all company-
owned and independent NAPA stores across
the US.
Our VMI solution/IBS offering is a completely
different program that involves a custom solution
— no matter the size of the customer that is
negotiated and outlined before going to contract.
A deep dive cost proposal is attached along with
our basic pricing offering in the RFP response.
4.1.2. Auditable. Describe how the proposed The Members and agencies may use the NAPA
pricing model is able to be audited by public Prolink electronic catalog to Audit prices at any
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sector agencies or CCOG to assure time the net price for all products on the contract
compliance with pricing in the Master will be reflected in the catalog and listed on each
Agreement. product. This price can be matched with the
members invoice. The Monthly or Quarterly
reporting will identify item prices for Verification
also.
In our VMl/IBS program, our customers have audit
terms built into our customer terms and conditions
agreement. They have full access tour purchase
records and we are very accustomed to providing
all purchases for audit purposes. In addition, since
GPC is a publicly traded company, we are subject to
Sarbanes Oxley corporate governance
requirements and have 3rd party audit services
from E&Y audit contracts, terms, pricing and all
agreements annually. We have vendor
arrangement sheets with all vendors that address
price changes, returns and communication. All
with the purpose of controlling cost of goods for
our VMI customers across hundreds of
vendor/suppliers.
4.1.3. Price Change Process. Provide a description The Pricing discount will remain the same for the
of your process for price changes. life of the contract. NAPA's pricing model is a
product category discount model off list price.
As NAPA has with previous contracts, we will
continue to offer a competitive nationwide
ceiling price for Equalis members. NAPA's
prices on individual products shall increase
and decrease throughout the term of the
contract. The pricing profile/methodology
shall, however, remain firm. NAPA passes on
both price increases and decreases it receives
from its suppliers on to the Members. NAPA
cannot provide written notice to Equalis every
time an individual product list increases in
price.
In our VMI/IBS offering, NAPA provides quarterly
pricing audits to our customers and allows our
customers to determine our source of supply
should a price increase come about. In many cases
our customers are very satisfied with the vendor
and allow the flexibility of price changes as long as
they are communicated and given the chance to
adjust supply chain in a 60-90 day window before
price changes come about.
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4.1.4. Cost Proposal Value. Which of the following The prices offered in your Cost Proposal are:
statements best describes the pricing ❑ lower than what you offer other group
offered included in Bidder's cost proposal. purchasing organizations, cooperative purchasing
organizations, or state purchasing departments.
0 equal to what you offer other group purchasing
organizations, cooperative purchasing
organizations, or state purchasing departments.
❑ higher than what you offer other group
purchasing organizations, cooperative purchasing
organizations, or state purchasing departments.
❑ not applicable. Please explain below.
4.1.5. Additional Savings. Describe any quantity Each NAPA store may give additional discounts on
or volume discounts or rebate programs items that may be negotiated by large volume
included in your Cost Proposal. orders if applicable and agreed to by the member
and the NAPA location. It's important to note that
our pricing on the traditional mode is a not-to-
exceed pricing profile, so with additional volume
commitments locally, each Equalis agency may
negotiate pricing below the RFP pricing profile.
Location specific.
In our VMI/IBS program, our sites leverage our
national non-NAPA vendor programs on things like
tires, bulk fluids, consumables/fasteners, OE parts
— as well as locally negotiated vendor programs to
leverage cost savings for our VMI/IBS customers.
NAPA IBS also has the benefit of a global database
of OE pricing to ensure our customer are getting
fair pricing on a local level as we source their fleet
needs.
4.1.6. Cost of Shipping. Is the cost of shipping All shipping cost on Stock NAPA Items will be
included in the pricing submitted with your included with same day no charge delivery. If the
response? If no, describe how cost Item is non-stock or special-order item the
associated with freight, shipping, and Shipping cost will be quoted to the member at time
delivery are calculated. of purchase.
In our VMI/IBS offering, the cost of freight is
approved by the local fleet before being billed and
is billed at cost.
4.1.7. Pricing Open Market or Sourced Goods. NAPA agrees to deliver from time-to-time
Propose a method for the pricing of Open sourced goods and services to be sourced
Market Items. For example, you may supply and shall include all actual net costs including
such items "at cost" or "at cost plus a our actual cost and inbound shipping, plus a
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percentage" or you supply a quote for each maximum 25 percent additional margin. This
such request. cost plus will be calculated and agreed upon
between the Equalis member and the local
NOTE: For a definition of Open Market Items, please NAPA store on a case-by-case basis.
refer to Part One, Section 5— Pricin�.
In ourVMl/IBS pricing model, we have three pricing
options for fleet flexibility on open market sourced
goods. The pricing options are outlined in our
pricing attachment. This has been very successful
flexibility for our big VMI co-op contacts in other
co-op agreements.
4.1.8. Total Cost of Acquisition. Identify any total Generally, parts and equipment are provided
cost of acquisition costs that are NOT at the cost specified in our pricing list. NAPA
included in the pricing submitted with your does not charge Equalis members freight costs
response. This cost includes all additional for standard stocking parts. Additional costs
charges that are not directly identified as may be incurred for items outside of hard
freight or shipping charges. For example, list parts, such as special order shipping, training,
costs for items like installation, set up, equipment installation, etc. but these are
mandatory training, or initial inspection. typically nonstandard line items.
Identify any parties that impose such costs
and their relationship to the Bidder. In our VMl/IBS offering all costs are outlined in our
pricing submission and attachments. All costs of
operating are negotiated in advance — parts price +
operating costs and are delivered in a detailed
format each month to ensure contact compliance.
� � .. .�
5.1. Bidder Organizational Structure &
Staffing of Relationship
5.1.1. Key Contacts. Provide contact information 1)Jett Kuntz Vice President, NAPA Fleet & IBS (770)
and resumes for the person(s) who will be 855-2221 Jett KuntzC��enpt.com Jett has been
responsible for the following areas; with NAPA more than 25 years in Multiple National
1. Executive Contact Management roles dealing with the Public and
2. Contract Manager Private sectors.
2) Don Lachance Government Sales Manager (404)-
3. Sales Leader 386-4157 Don IachanceC)�enpt.com 7 years with
4. Reporting Contact NAPA Auto Parts and 25 Years of Public Sector
5. Marketing Contact. experience with National Contract and
Indicate who the primary contact will be if it is not Implementation. 3) Don Lachance Primary contact.
the Sales �eader 4) Tim Brown Finance & Sales Tracking (678) 934-
5932 Tim Brown@genpt.com 5) Tim Crowe NAPA
IBS-Reporting to Jett Kuntz VP
Fleet/Government/IBS
5.1.2. SalesOrganization. Provide a description of Total Estimated U.S. & Canada GPC Employees
your sales organization, including key staff 45,OOOWe have a national Government sales
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members, the size of the organization, in-
house vs. third-party sales resources,
geographic territories, vertical market
segmentation, etc.
initiative managed through Don Lachance,
NAPA's government fleet sales manager. Our
52 distribution centers also have dedicated
Territory Sales Managers, Commercial Sales
Managers and Wholesale Managers, comprising
400+ sellers directly in the market. Finally,
our 6,000+ NAPA stores have their own direct
sales teams to help promote Equalis
opportunities. All in, NAPA has more than
6,500 people who have a responsibility to
promote and sell the Equalis contract.
In our VMl/IBS offering NAPA IBS has 100%
coverage of the US through full-time NAPA IBS
dedicated sales representatives across our 6
automotive company divisions: Our NAPA IBS
United States Equalis sales force includes 16
Equalis sales execution specialists:
Eastern Division —Terry Ryan, Lis Malysa —CT, DE,
MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
Mid-Atlantic Division —Josh Peters, Ron Nelson,
Steve McNeal, Dan Bigham and Rich Huzi — DC, IN,
KY, MD, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV
Mountain Division — Hunter Beal, Vicky Donio — AK,
CO, ID, MT, OK, ND, NM, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY
Midwest Division —John Marchese, Jeremy
Herring— IA, IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, WI
Southeast Division — Peter Purpura, Mark Smith —
AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN
Western Division — Mike Picardi, Robert Sperry -
AZ, CA, HI, OR, NV, WA
In addition to our dedicated sales force in the US,
we have local teams in every major market that are
knowledgeable about and invested in promoting
the Equalis program. Our local General Managers,
District Managers, Commercial Sales Managers,
Wholesale Managers and Area Managers make up
another 250+ NAPA team members who are tasked
with growing this contract.
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Napa will be also supporting the Equalis contract
amongst 4 regions across Canada. Below is an
organizational breakdown that demonstrates how
it will be supported in the Atlantic, Quebec,
Ontario and the Western region.
Central & East Regions — Stephanie Cooney-Mann —
ON, MB, NS, PEI, NB, NF
Quebec Region — Pierre Berthiaume - QC
West Region - Troy Sawada — BC, AB, SK
NAPA IBS Headquarters Equalis Contract Support
— United States
Jett Kuntz - Corporate Vice President NAPA IBS
• Responsible for all business category
segments of IBS sales and operations
including, project implementation,
personnel development, operations,
contracts, software integrations and
marketing
• Senior, single point of contact for all
Equalis contract questions
Ryan Ouellette - Director of Operations — NAPA IBS
• Responsible for building a rock-solid
operations platform to enhance our
current operations and assist the roll-out
of new locations
Tim Crowe — Marketing Coordinator — NAPA IBS
• Manages NAPA IBS Digital Marketing and
Salesforce.com database efforts
� Coordinates Digital Marketing for Equalis
publicity and marketing efforts
Matt Chapman - IBS Inventory Control Manager
� Manages NAPA IBS national "Vendor
Spend" analysis
• Identifies reasonably achievable pricing
cost schedules by supplier and/or industry
• Identifies targets for potential national
vendor buyin� a�reements
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• Coordinates non-NAPA product line
database to promote national inventory
and sales reporting
• Reviews opportunities to move
unproductive inventory to other IBS sites
reducing obsolescence
• Provides feedback and input on IBS
inventory control improvements
Eric Maurey — IBS Operations Manager
• Establishes and provides oversight of
standardized procedures
• Reviews operational initiatives for
increased efficiencies
• Reports to upper management on
operational key performance indicators
(KPIs) of our group
• Establishes and reviews corporate IBS
Policies and disperses them to the field
• Oversees implementation of service and
accountability initiatives
• Equalis audit reporting reconciliation
specialist
Collin Garner- IBS Legal Counsel
• Reviews all documents before we execute
an RFP response, contract change or new
agreements
• Negotiates and coordinates all Equalis and
IBS contract documents
Donna Wright-Walsh — IBS IT Director
• Maintains relationships with major fleet
software providers
• Oversees all software integration and IT
reporting efforts
• Reviews new technology issues to improve
platform compatibility
5.2. Contract Implementation Strategy &
Expectations
5.2.1. Contract Expectation. What are your Click here to enter response.0ur expectations are
company's expectations in the event of a to engage our 6,000+ company and
contract award? independent NAPA stores and 52 distribution
centers across the US to train their sales
team on the benefits of our Equalis contract
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and how to reach out to current and
potential members regarding their aftermarket
parts needs. Additionally, we plan to service S
members with national coverage (U.S.) in the
category by providing them new equipment
to meet their shop equipment needs. Between
NAPA US and NAPA Canada, we attend
dozens of industry events each year that
allow us to promote our solutions and our
contracting options through Equalis. The
Equalis partnership will be a large part of our
marketing and promotional focus over the life
of the contract.
For VMI/IBS NAPA IBS has a national team
dedicated to marketing and growing our most
important contracts, including everything Equalis.
In addition to training this team on selling the
value of our Equalis contract, we have
headquarters-driven digital and print marketing
efforts as well. Below are several examples of our
available marketing materials and efforts and
samples will be provided as attached documents.
• NAPA IBS Website — public facing
marketing and lead generation website
that prominently displays our Equalis
contract details and links to Equalis
contract page.
� Salesforce.com — customer relationship
management software that has been
customized to track communications, lead
progress, contract status, success metrics
and more for Equalis prospects and
existing customers. This allows our sales
team to sell the program more efficiently.
• Print Materials — marketing materials
available to our sales team and customers
include Equalis customer case studies,
Equalis benefits and process flyers,
customer information packet content and
more.
• Presentation Materials — our team has
access to a predeveloped suite of digital
content and aresentation materials
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(powerpoint slides) that promote the
benefits of implementing Equalis contracts.
• Video Content — we are in the process of
developing specific video content that
discusses Equalis opportunities with
existing IBS customers using the contract.
These videos will be available for use in
presentations, on our website, on social
media and more.
• Industry Events — NAPA IBS sales and
marketing experts attend more than 50
industry events across the US and Canada
each year and we make specific efforts to
promote the Equalis contract at each one
where it applies.
5.2.2. Five (5J Year Sales Vision & Strategy. NAPA's general strategy is to promote the
Describe your company's vision and contract nationally and to provide a full array
strategy to leverage a resulting contract of marketing flyers, sales sheets, and
with Equalis over the next five (5) years. announcements through announcement
Your response may include but is not limited bulletin utilization for both the new award
to; the geographic or public sector vertical and updates during the contract period. The
markets being targeted; your strategy for implementation of those aspects will bring
acquiring new business and retaining visibility to the Equalis member in our stores
existing business; how the contract will be through the mobilization of our field sales
deployed with your sales team; and the time force. Specific training videos have already
frames in which this will be completed. been put in place in support of the contract
we currently have to train sales management,
store owners, outside salespeople, and store
employees. This training will directly increase
the marketability of the contract throughout
our sales organization. Co-branding of our
logos will be incorporated on these pieces to
inform the recipients of our "regular"
marketing collateral to inform that NAPA is a
Equalis contract holder. If awarded, Equalis
contract details will be communicated through
our national bulletin process. This program
bulletin communicates to all 6,000 stores,
Field Sales Management, and all direct sales
teams the specifics of the new contract, the
contract pricing, and the intent of the
program through the contract award. Once
published, the bulletin will be available
through our internal website entitled NAPA
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Connect. This site is where all stores and
field management go to see and understand
all the national account programs that NAPA
provides to its stores. If awarded, Equalis
will continue to be classified in our national
account programs. NAPA has a great deal of
system or legacy knowledge built into our
culture based on the number of years that
we have enjoyed the contractual relationship,
but our communication will not take that for
granted. NAPA has a national team
dedicated to marketing and growing our most
important contracts, including everything
Equalis . In addition to training this team on
selling the value of our Equalis contract, we
have headquarters-driven digital and print
marketing efforts as well. Below are several
examples of our available marketing materials
and efforts and samples will be provided as
attached documents. • Salesforce.com —
customer relationship management software
that has been customized to track
communications, lead progress, contract status,
success metrics and more for Equalis
prospects and existing customers. This allows
our sales team to sell the program more
efficiently. • Print Materials — marketing
materials available to our sales team and
customers include Equalis customer case
studies, Equalis benefits and process flyers,
customer information packet content and
more. • Presentation Materials — our team
has access to a predeveloped suite of digital
content and presentation materials
(PowerPoint slides) that promote the benefits
of implementing Equalis contracts. • Video
Content — we are in the process of
developing specific video content that
discusses Equalis opportunities with existing
IBS customers using the contract. These
videos will be available for use in
presentations, on our website, on social media
and more. • Fleet Industry Events — NAPA
sales and marketing experts attend more than
50 industry events across the US and Canada
each year and we make specific efforts to
promote the Equalis contract at each one
where it applies. Some of the most significant
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industry events we attend on a regular basis
include: National Events NAFA I&E
www.NAFA.org Government Fleet Expo (GFX)
www.governmentfleetexpo.com FleetCon
presented by FleetPros www.FleetPros.org
Regional Events Florida Association of
Government Fleet Administrators (FLAGFA)
www.FLAGFA.org Georgia Association of
Pupil Transportation (GAPT)
www.GAPTonline.org The overall Government
revenue exceeds $1 billion annually — the
opportunity to grow this contract is massive.
5.2.3. Sales Team Incentives. Will your sales team Yes, NAPA has a lucrative incentive program for our
be equally incentivized to leverage the sales force to aggressively seek Government
Equalis Group Master Agreement when Business in Municipalities, Cities and County shops
compared to their typical compensation as well as K-12 Bus Barns and Colleges.
structure?
Our VMI/IBS teams are compensated to help
government customers meet their goals through
outsourcing VMI services through co-operative
agreements and are fully supportive of co-ops and
what they do to help government agencies meet
their sourcing and procurement goals.
5.2.4. Sales Objectives. What are your top line Our expectations are to engage our 6,000+
sales objectives in each of the five (5) years company and independent NAPA stores and
if awarded this contract? 52 distribution centers across the US to train
their sales team on the benefits of our
contract and how to reach out to current and
potential members regarding their aftermarket
parts needs. Additionally, we plan to service
members with national coverage (U.S.) in the
category by providing them new equipment to
meet their shop equipment needs. NAPA
Canada is under the GPC umbrella, but
operates as a separate entity. We feel that
Members can utilize this response. Pricing
will be different in terms of the currency and
other variables. Between NAPA US and NAPA
Canada, we attend dozens of industry events
each year that allow us to promote our
solutions and our contracting options through
Equalis. The Equalis partnership will be a
large part of our marketing and promotional
focus over the life of the contract.
In our VI/IBS offering, we have experience with the
slow start to introducing a new co-op program.
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Coupled with Equalis having nationwide salesforce
we feel like we can partner to present the solution
and double the growth of the contract each year at
a minimum.
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6.1. Bidder Organizational Structure & Staffing of
Relationship
6.1.1. Administrative Fee. Equalis Group only 0 A�ree to proposed Administrative Fee
generates revenue when the Winning ❑ Ne�otiate Administrative Fee. Provide
Supplier generates revenue based on additional information below if you opt to
contract utilization by current and future negotiate.
Members. The proposed Administrative Fee
for this contract is two percent (2%) based
on the terms disclosed in the Attachment A
— Model Administration A�reement. On our traditional and VMI IBS program, NAPA
agrees to provide Equalis a contract fee equal to 2%
of qualified NAPA branded parts purchases on a
quarterly basis. Non-qualified and non-NAPA
branded products do not qualify for the contact
fees.
6.1.2. Sales & Administrative Fee Reporting. Yes NAPA will meet the monthly administrative
Equalis Group requires monthly reports fees requirements. U.S. Operations: NAPA will
detailing sales invoiced the prior month and pay Equalis 2% of net qualified purchases for
associated Administrative Fees earned by the entire contract period (if awarded).
the 15th of each month. Confirm that your NAPA shall issue contract fees to Equalis on a
company will meet this reporting Monthly basis based on total qualified net
requirement. If not, explain why and sales of all registered members that NAPA
propose an alternative time schedule for US operations sell to for that period. The 2%
providing these reports to Equalis Group. administrative fee on all purchases shall be
paid to Equalis within forty-five (45) days after
the end of each Month.
6.1.3. Self-Audit. Describe any self-audit process NAPA self-audits both our contract pricing to
or program thatyou plan to employto verify members and our sales reporting and
compliance with your proposed contract administrative fee paid to Equalis each quarter.
with Equalis Group. This process includes Contract Price Compliance Self Audit: NAPA
ensuring that Members obtain the correct has developed programming that will at the
pricing, reports reflect all sales made under end of every quarter take the sales by S
the Contract, and Winning Supplier remit members and compare them to the profile
the proper admin fee to Equalis. price. This new programming will enable for
exception reporting to be accomplished so
that NAPA will ensure that each equipment
order is in contract compliance. Quarterly
Sales Reporting and Administrative Fee Self
Audit: To ensure that NAPA reports all sales
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under the contract each quarter and that
NAPA remits the proper administrative fee to
Equalis, a quarterly process has been
instigated to ensure that all entities under
contract have been flagged and reported
approariatelv.
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PROPOSAL FORM 2: COST PROPOSAL
A template for the Cost Proposal has been included as Attachment B and must be uploaded as a separate
attachment to a Bidder's proposal submission. Bidders are permitted to revise any part of the spreadsheet to
the Cost Proposal to accurately reflect the column titles, details, discounts, pricing categories of products,
services, and solutions being offered to Equalis Group Members.
Bidder's Cost Proposal must include the information requested in Section 5- Pricin�.
NOTE: Cost Proposals will remain sealed and will only be opened and reviewed for those Bidders that meet
the minimum Technical Proposal score threshold as described in Section 6.2 - Evaluation and Scoring of
Proposals.
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PROPOSAL FORM 3: DIVERSITY VENDOR CERTIFICATION PARTICIPATION
Diversitv Vendor Certification Participation - It is the policy of some Members participating in Equalis Group
to involve minority and women business enterprises (M/WBE), small and/or disadvantaged business
enterprises, disable veterans business enterprises, historically utilized businesses (HUB) and other diversity
recognized businesses in the purchase of goods and services. Respondents shall indicate below whether or
not they hold certification in any of the classified areas and include proof of such certification with their
response.
a. Minority Women Business Enterprise
Respondent certifies that this firm is an MWBE: ❑Yes X No
List certifying agency: Clicl< c �p here to enter text.
b. Small Business Enterprise (SBE) or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ("DBE")
Respondent certifies that this firm is a SBE or DBE: ❑Yes X No
List certifying agency:
c. Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise (DVBE)
Respondent certifies that this firm is an DVBE:
List certifying agency: Clicl< or tap here to ente
d. Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB)
Respondent certifies that this firm is an HUB:
List certifying agency:
❑Yes X No
❑Yes X No
e. Historically Underutilized Business Zone Enterprise (HUBZone)
Respondent certifies that this firm is an HUBZone: ❑Yes X No
List certifying agency: Clicl< or tap here to enter tex
f. Other
Respondent certifies that this firm is a recognized diversity certificate holder: ❑Yes X No
List certifying agency:
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PROPOSAL FORM 4: CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
Provide a copy of all current licenses, registrations and certifications issued by federal, state, and local
agencies, and any other licenses, registrations, or certifications from any other governmental entity with
jurisdiction, allowing Bidder to provide the products and services included in their proposal which can include,
but not limited to licenses, registrations, or certifications. M/WBE, HUB, DVBE, small and disadvantaged
business certifications and other diverse business certifications, as well as manufacturer certifications for sales
and service must be included if applicable
Please also list and include copies of any certificates you hold that would show value for your response not
already included above.
GPC has all the licenses necessary to purchase, warehouse, transport and distribute for the
commerce contemplated in this RFP. We hold these licenses and certifications in Canada, all 50
States in the US, Guam, Mexico, Australia, and Europe for the products we distribute and services
we provide throughout these countries.
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PROPOSAL FORM 5: UNRESOLVED FINDINGS FOR RECOVERY
O.R.C. Chapter 9.24 prohibits CCOG from awarding a contract to any entity against whom the Auditor of State
has issued a finding for recovery, if such finding for recovery is "unresolved" at the time of award. By
submitting a proposal, a Bidder warrants that it is not now, and will not become, subject to an "unresolved"
finding for recovery under O.R.C. Chapter 9.24 prior to the award of any contract arising out of this RFP,
without notifying CCOG of such finding. The Proposal Review Team will not evaluate a proposal from any
Bidder whose name, or the name of any of the subcontractors proposed by the Bidder, appears on the website
of the Auditor of the State of Ohio as having an "unresolved" finding for recovery.
Is your company the subject of any unresolved findings for recoveries?
❑ Yes
❑X No
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PROPOSAL FORM 6: MANDATORY DISCLOSURES
1. Mandatory Contract Performance Disclosure.
Disclose whether your company's performance and/or the performance of any of the proposed
subcontractor(s) under contracts for the provision of products and services that are the same or similar to
those to be provided for the Program which is the subject of this RFP has resulted in any formal claims for
breach of those contracts. For purposes of this disclosure, "formal claims" means any claims for breach that
have been filed as a lawsuit in any court, submitted for arbitration (whether voluntary or involuntary, binding
or not), or assigned to mediation. For any such claims disclosed, fully explain the details of those claims,
including the allegations regarding all alleged breaches, any written or legal action resulting from those
allegations, and the results of any litigation, arbitration, or mediation regarding those claims, including terms
of any settlement. While disclosure of any formal claims will not automatically disqualify a Bidder from
consideration, at the sole discretion of Equalis Group, such claims and a review ofthe background details may
result in a rejection of a Bidder's proposal. Equalis Group will make this decision based on the Proposal Review
Team's determination of the seriousness of the claims, the potential impact that the behavior that led to the
claims could have on the Bidder's performance of the work, and the best interests of Members.
Provide statement here. GPC has not had anv Claims for Breach Under the provisions of these products and
services.
2. Mandatory Disclosure of Governmental lnvestigations.
Indicate whether your company and/or any of the proposed subcontractor(s) has been the subject of any
adverse regulatory or adverse administrative governmental action (federal, state, or local) with respect to
your company's performance of services similar to those described in this RFP. If any such instances are
disclosed, Bidders must fully explain, in detail, the nature of the governmental action, the allegations that led
to the governmental action, and the results of the governmental action including any legal action that was
taken against the Bidder by the governmental agency. While disclosure of any governmental action will not
automatically disqualify a Bidder from consideration, such governmental action and a review of the
background details may result in a rejection of the Bidder's proposal at Group's sole discretion. Equalis Group
will make this decision based on the Proposal Review Team's determination of the seriousness of the claims,
the potential impact that the behavior that led to the claims could have on the Bidder's performance of the
work, and the best interests of Members.
Provide statement here. GPC has not been the subject of any adverse regulatory or adverse administrative
governmental action (federal, state, or local) with respect to our company's performance of services similar
to those described in this RFP.
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PROPOSAL FORM 7: DEALER, RESELLER, AND DISTRIBUTOR AUTHORIZATION
CCOG allows Suppliers to authorize dealers, distributors, and resellers to sell the products and services made available
through, and consistent with the Terms and Conditions set forth in, the Master Agreement. If Supplier intends to
authorize their dealers, distributors, or resellers access to the Master Agreement in the event of a contract award
Supplier must provide a list, either in the form of a document or a weblink, to identify those organizations who are being
authorized access to the Master Agreement.
Will the Supplier authorize dealers, distributors, resellers access to Master Agreement?
❑ Yes
� No
If yes, how will Supplier disclose which organization(s) will have access to the Master Agreement? This list can be updated
from time to time upon CCOG's approval.
Bidder Response: Click or tap here to enter text.
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PROPOSAL FORM H: MANDATORY SUPPLIER 8c PROPOSAL CERTIFICATIONS
CCOG may not enter into contracts with any suppliers who have been found to be ineligible for state contracts
under specific federal or Ohio statutes or regulations. Bidders responding to any CCOG RFP MUST certify that
they are NOT ineligible by signing each ofthe statements below. Failure to provide proper affirming signature
on any of these statements will result in a Bidder's proposal being deemed nonresponsive to this RFP.
I, Jett Kuntz, hereby certify and affirm that Genuine Parts Companv dba NAPA Auto Parts, has not been
debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation
in transactions by the Unites States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Health and Human
Services, or any other federal department or agency as set forth in 29 CFR Part 98, or 45 CFR Part 76, or other
applicable statutes.
AND
I, Jett Kuntz, hereby certify and affirm that Genuine Parts Companv dba NAPA Auto Parts, is in compliance
with all federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to the Occupational
Safety and Health Act and the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services and the following:
• Not penalized or debarred from any public contracts or falsified certified payroll records or any other
violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act in the last three (3) years;
• Not found to have violated any worker's compensation law within the last three (3) years;
• Not violated any employee discrimination law within the last three (3) years;
• Not have been found to have committed more than one (1) willful or repeated OSHA violation of a safety
standard (as opposed to a record keeping or administrative standard) in the last three (3) years;
• Not have an Experience Modification Rating of greater than 1.5 (a penalty-rated employer) with respect
to the Bureau of Workers' Compensation risk assessment rating; and
• Not have failed to file any required tax returns or failed to pay any required taxes to any governmental
entity within the past three (3) years.
AND
I, Jett Kuntzt hereby certify and affirm that Genuine Parts Companv dba NAPA Auto Parts, is not on the list
established by the Ohio Secretary of State, pursuant to ORC Section 121.23, which identifies persons and
businesses with more than one unfair labor practice contempt of court finding against them.
AND
I, Jett Kuntz, hereby certify and affirm that Genuine Parts Companv dba NAPA Auto Parts either is not subject
to a finding for recovery under ORC Section 9.24, or has taken appropriate remedial steps required under that
statute to resolve any findings for recovery, or otherwise qualifies under that section to enter into contracts
with CCOG.
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I, Jett Kuntz, , hereby affirm that this proposal accurately represents the capabilities and
qualifications of Genuine Parts Companv dba NAPA Auto Parts, and I hereby affirm that the cost(s) proposed
to CCOG for the performance of services and/or provision of goods covered in this proposal in response to
this CCOG RFP is a firm fixed price structure as described in the Cost Proposal, inclusive of all incidental as well
as primary costs. (Failure to provide the proper affirming signature on this item may result in the
disqualification of your proposal.J
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PROPOSAL FORM 9: CLEAN AIR ACT 8c CLEAN WATER ACT
The Bidder is in compliance with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean
Air Act of 1970, as Amended (42 U.S. C. 1857 (h), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act, as amended (33 U.S.C.
1368), Executive Order 117389 and Environmental Protection Agency Regulation, 40 CFR Part 15 as required
under OMB Circular A-102, Attachment O, Paragraph 14 (1) regarding reporting violations to the grantor
agency and to the United States Environment Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for the Enforcement.
Authorized
signature:
Printed Name:
Company Name:
Mailing Address:
Email Address:
Job Title:
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Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA
Auto Parts
2999 Wildwood Parkway Atlanta Ga
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Jett_Kuntz@genpt.com
VicePresident
Fleet/Government/IBS
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PROPOSAL FORM 1O: DEBARMENT NOTICE
I, the Bidder, certify that my company has not been debarred, suspended or otherwise ineligible for
participation in Federal Assistance programs under Executive Order 12549, "Debarment and Suspension", as
described in the Federal Register and Rules and Regulations.
Respondents Name:
Mailing Address:
Signature
Title of Signatory:
Jett Kuntz
2999 Wildwood Parkway Atlanta Ga.
30339
Vice President Fleet Government/IBS
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PROPOSAL FORM 11: LOBBYING CERTIFICATIONS
Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction and is imposed by
Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance
was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Any person who fails to file the required
certification shall be subject to civil penalty of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and not more than
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each such failure.
The undersigned certifies, to the best of his/her knowledge and belief, on behalf of Bidder that:
1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid on behalf of the undersigned, to any person
for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an
officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding
of a Federal contract, the making of a Federal grant, the making of a Federal loan, the entering into a
cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of a Federal
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been or will be paid to any person for influencing
or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract or
cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form LLL, "Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions.
3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents
for all covered sub-awards exceeding one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in Federal funds at all
appropriate tiers and that all sub-recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
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PROPOSAL FORM 12: CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
1. Contractor's Employment Eligibility
By entering the contract, Contractor warrants compliance with the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act
(FINA), and all other federal and state immigration laws and regulations. The Contractor further warrants that
it is in compliance with the various state statutes of the states it will operate this contract in.
Participating Government Entities including School Districts may request verification of compliance from any
Contractor or subcontractor performing work under this Contract. These Entities reserve the right to confirm
compliance in accordance with applicable laws.
Should the Participating Entities suspect or find that the Contractor or any of its subcontractors are not in
compliance, they may pursue any and all remedies allowed by law, including, but not limited to: suspension
of work, termination of the Contract for default, and suspension and/or debarment ofthe Contractor. All costs
necessary to verify compliance are the responsibility of the Contractor.
The Respondent complies and maintains compliance with the appropriate statutes which requires compliance
with federal immigration laws by State employers, State contractors and State subcontractors in accordance
with the E-Verify Employee Eligibility Verification Program.
Contractor shall comply with governing board policy of the CCOG Participating entities in which work is being
performed.
2. Fingerprint & Criminal 8ackground Checks
If required to provide services on school district property at least five (5) times during a month, contractor
shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the school district if requested of each person or employee who may
provide such service. Alternately, the school district may fingerprint those persons or employees. An
exception to this requirement may be made as authorized in Governing Board policy. The district shall conduct
a fingerprint check in accordance with the appropriate state and federal laws of all contractors, subcontractors
or vendors and their employees for which fingerprints are submitted to the district. Contractor,
subcontractors, vendors and their employees shall not provide services on school district properties until
authorized by the District.
The Respondent shall comply with fingerprinting requirements in accordance with appropriate statutes in the
state in which the work is being performed unless otherwise exempted.
Contractor shall comply with governing board policy in the school district or Participating Entity in which work
is being performed.
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PROPOSAL FORM 13: BOYCOTT CERTIFICATION
Bidder must certify that during the term of any Agreement, it does not boycott Israel and will not boycott
Israel. "Boycott" means refusing to deal with, terminating business activities with, or otherwise taking any
action that is intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or limit commercial relations specifically with
Israel, or with a person or entity doing business in Israel or in an Israeli-controlled territory, but does not
include an action made for ordinary business purposes.
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PROPOSAL FORM 14: FEDERAL FUNDS CERTIFICATION FORMS
When a participating agency seeks to procure goods and services using funds under a federal grant or contract, specific
federal laws, regulations, and requirements may apply in addition to those under state law. This includes, but is not
limited to, the procurement standards of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards, 2 CFR 200 (sometimes referred to as the "Uniform Guidance" or "EDGAR"
requirements). All bidders submitting proposals must complete this Federal Funds Certification Form regarding bidder's
willingness and ability to comply with certain requirements which may be applicable to specific participating agency
purchases using federal grant funds. This completed form will be made available to Members for their use while
considering their purchasing options when using federal grant funds. Members may also require Supplier Partners to
enter into ancillary agreements, in addition to the contract's general terms and conditions, to address the member's
specific contractual needs, including contract requirements for a procurement using federal grants or contracts.
For each of the items below. resaondent should certifv bidder's a�reement and abilitv to complv. where apalicable.
bv havin� respondents authorized representative complete and initial the applicable lines after each section and si�n
the acknowled�ment at the end of this form. If a Bidder fails to complete any item in this form, CCOG will consider the
respondent's response to be that they are unable or unwilling to comply. A negative response to any of the items may,
if applicable, impact the ability of a participating agency to purchase from the Supplier Partner using federal funds.
1. Supplier Partner Violation or Breach of Contract Terms
Contracts for more than the simplified acquisition threshold currently set at one hundred fifty thousand dollars
($150,000), which is the inflation adjusted amount determined bythe Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) as authorized by 41 USC 1908, must address administrative, contractual, or
legal remedies in instances where Supplier Partners violate or breach contract terms, and provide for such sanctions and
penalties as appropriate.
Any contract award will be subject to Terms and Conditions of the Master Agreement, as well as any additional terms
and conditions in any purchase order, participating agency ancillary contract, or Member construction contract agreed
upon by Supplier Partner and the participating agency which mut be consistent with and protect the participating agency
at least to the same extent as the CCOG Terms and Conditions.
The remedies under the contract are in addition to any other remedies that may be available under law or i n equity. By
submitting a proposal, you agree to these Supplier Partner violation and breach of contract terms.
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2. Termination for Cause or Convenience
When a participating agency expends federal funds, the participating agency reserves the right to immediately terminate
any agreement in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) resulting from this procurement process in the event of a
breach or default of the agreement by Offeror in the event Offeror fails to: (1) meet schedules, deadlines, and/or delivery
dates within the time specified in the procurement solicitation, contract, and/or a purchase order; (2) make any
payments owed; or (3) otherwise perform in accordance with the contract and/or the procurement solicitation.
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Participating agency also reserves the right to terminate the contract immediately, with written notice to offeror, for
convenience, if participating agency believes, in its sole discretion that it is in the best interest of participating agency to
do so. Bidder will be compensated for work performed and accepted and goods accepted by participating agency as of
the termination date if the contract is terminated for convenience of participating agency. Any award under this
procurement process is not exclusive and participating agency reserves the right to purchase goods and services from
other offerors when it is in participating agency's best interest.
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3. Equal Employment Opportunity
Except as otherwise provided under 41 CFR Part 60, all participating agency purchases or contracts that meet the
definition of "federally assisted construction contract" in 41 CFR Part 60-1.3 shall be deemed to include the equal
opportunity clause provided under 41 CFR 60-1.4(b), in accordance with Executive Order 11246, "Equal Employment
Opportunity" (30 FR 12319, 12935, 3 CFR Part, 1964-1965 Comp., p. 339�, as amended by Executive Order 11375,
"Amending Executive Order 11246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity," and implementing regulations at 41 CFR
Part 60, "Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor."
The equal opportunity clause provided under 41 CFR 60-1.4(b) is hereby incorporated by reference. Supplier Partner
agrees that such provision applies to any participating agency purchase or contract that meets the definition of "federally
assisted construction contract" in 41 CFR Part 60-1.3 and Supplier Partner agrees that it shall comply with such provision.
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4. Davis-Bacon Act
When required by Federal program legislation, Supplier Partner agrees that, for all participating agency prime
construction contracts/purchases in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000), Supplier Partner shall comply
with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 3141-3144, and 3146-3148) as supplemented by Department of Labor
regulations (29 CFR Part 5, "Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed
and Assisted Construction"). In accordance with the statute, Supplier Partner is required to pay wages to
laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the prevailing wages specified in a wage determinate made by
the Secretary of Labor. In addition, Supplier Partner shall pay wages not less than once a week.
Current prevailing wage determinations issued by the Department of Labor are available at www.wdol.gov.
Supplier Partner agrees that, for any purchase to which this requirement applies, the award of the purchase
to the Supplier Partner is conditioned upon Supplier Partner's acceptance of the wage determination.
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Supplier Partner further agrees that it shall also comply with the Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (40 USC 3145),
as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 3, "Contractors and Subcontractors on
Public Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants from the United States". The
Act provides that each Supplier Partner or subrecipient must be prohibited from inducing, by any means, any
person employed in the construction, completion, or repair of public work, to give up any part of the
compensation to which he or she is otherwise entitled.
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5. Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
Where applicable, for all participating agency contracts or purchases in excess of one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000) that involve the employment of inechanics or laborers, Supplier Partner agrees to comply
with 40 USC 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5). Under 40
USC 3702 of the Act, Supplier Partner is required to compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the
basis of a standard work week of forty (40) hours. Work in excess of the standard work week is permissible
provided that the worker is compensated at a rate of not less than one and a half times the basic rate of pay
for all hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours in the work week. The requirements of 40 USC 3704 are
applicable to construction work and provide that no laborer or mechanic must be required to work in
surroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous. These
requirements do not apply to the purchases of supplies or materials or articles ordinarily available on the open
market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence.
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6. Right to Inventions Made Under a Contract or Agreement
If the participating agency's Federal award meets the definition of "funding agreement" under 37 CFR 401.2(a)
and the recipient or subrecipient wishes to enter into a contract with a small business firm or nonprofit
organization regarding the substitution of parties, assignment or performance or experimental,
developmental, or research work under that "funding agreement," the recipient or subrecipient must comply
with the requirements of 37 CFR Part 401, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small
Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements," and any implementing
regulations issued by the awarding agency.
Supplier Partner agrees to comply with the above requirements when applicable.
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7. Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401-7671q.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 USC 1251-1387), as
amended — Contracts and subgrants of amounts in excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000)
must contain a provision that requires the non-Federal award to agree to comply with all applicable standards,
orders, or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401-7671q.) and the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 USC 1251-1387). Violations must be reported to the Federal awarding
agency and the Regional Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
When required, Supplier Partner agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders, or regulations issued
pursuant to the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
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8. Debarment and Suspension
Debarment and Suspension (Executive Orders 12549 and 12689) — A contract award (see 2 CFR 180.220) must
not be made to parties listed on the government-wide exclusions in the System for Award Management
(SAM), in accordance with the OMB guidelines at 2 CFR 180 that implement Executive Orders 12549 (3 CFR
Part 1966 Comp. p. 189) and 12689 (3CFR Part 1989 Comp. p. 235), "Debarment and Suspension." SAM
Exclusions contains the names of parties debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded by agencies, as well as
parties declared ineligible under statutory or regulatory authority other than Executive Order 12549.
Supplier Partner certifies that Supplier Partner is not currently listed on the government-wide exclusions in
SAM, is not debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded by agencies or declared ineligible under statutory or
regulatory authority other than Executive Order 12549. Supplier Partner further agrees to immediately notify
the Cooperative and all Members with pending purchases or seeking to purchase from Supplier Partner if
Supplier Partner is later listed on the government-wide exclusions in SAM, or is debarred, suspended, or
otherwise excluded by agencies or declared ineligible under statutory or regulatory authority other than
Executive Order 12549.
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9. Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment
Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment (31 USC 1352) — Supplier Partners that apply or bid for an award exceeding
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) must file the required certification. Each tier certifies to the tier
above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal
contract, grant or any other award covered by 31 USC 1352. Each tier must also disclose any lobbying with
non-Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are
forwarded from tier to tier up to the non-Federal award. As applicable, Supplier Partner agrees to file all
certifications and disclosures required by, and otherwise comply with, the Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment
(31 USC 1352).
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10. Procurement of Recovered Materials
For participating agency purchases utilizing Federal funds, Supplier Partner agrees to comply with Section
6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act where
applicable and provide such information and certifications as a participating agency maybe required to
confirm estimates and otherwise comply. The requirements of Section 6002 includes procuring only items
designated in guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR Part 247 that contain the
highest percentage of recovered materials practicable, consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of
competition, where the purchase price of the item exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or the value of the
quantity acquired during the preceding fiscal year exceeded ten thousand dollars ($10,000); procuring solid
waste management services in a manner that maximizes energy and resource recovery, and establishing an
affirmative procurement program for procurement of recovered materials identified in the EPA guidelines.
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11. Profit as a Separate Element of Price
For purchases using federal funds in excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), a participating
agency may be required to negotiate profit as a separate element of the price. See, 2 CFR 200.324(b). When
required by a participating agency, Supplier Partner agrees to provide information and negotiate with the
participating agency regarding profit as a separate element of the price for a particular purchase. However,
Supplier Partner agrees that the total price, including profit, charged by Supplier Partner to the participating
agency shall not exceed the awarded pricing, including any applicable discount, under Supplier Partner's
Group Purchasing Agreement.
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12. Prohibition on Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment
Vendor agrees that recipients and subrecipients are prohibited from obligating or expending loan or grant
funds to procure or obtain, extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, or enter into a contract (or extend
or renew a contract) to procure or obtain equipment, services, or systems that uses covered
telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as
critical technology as part of any system from companies described in Public Law 115-232, section 889.
Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise
connected to, the government of a covered foreign country are also prohibited.
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13. Domestic preferences for procurements
For participating agency purchases utilizing Federal funds, Bidder agrees to provide proof, where applicable,
that the materials, including but not limited to, iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured
products are produced in the United States.
"Produced in the United States" means, for iron and steel products, that all manufacturing processes, from
the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United States.
"Manufactured products" means items and construction materials composed in whole or in part of non-
ferrous metals such as aluminum; plastics and polymer-based products such as polyvinyl chloride pipe;
aggregates such as concrete; glass, including optical fiber; and lumber.
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14. General Compliance and Cooperation with Members
In addition to the foregoing specific requirements, Vendor agrees, in accepting any purchase order from a
Member, it shall make a good faith effort to work with Members to provide such information and to satisfy
such requirements as may apply to a particular participating agency purchase or purchases including, but not
limited to, applicable recordkeeping and record retention requirements.
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15. Applicability to Subcontractors
Offeror agrees that all contracts it awards pursuant to the Contract shall be bound by the foregoing terms and
conditions.
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By signature below, I certify that the information in this form is true, complete, and accurate and that I am
authorized by my company to make this certification and all consents and agreements contained herein.
Authorized
signature:
Printed Name:
Company Name:
Mailing Address:
Job Title:
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Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts
2999 Wildwood Parkway Atlanta Ga. 30339
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PROPOSAL FORM 15: ARIZONA CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
AZ Compliance with Federal and State Requirements
Contractor agrees when working on any federally assisted projects with more than $2,000.00 in labor costs,
to comply with all federal and state requirements, as well as Equal Opportunity Employment requirements
and all other federal and state laws, statutes, etc. Contractor agrees to post wage rates at the work site and
submit a copy of their payroll to the member for their files. Contractor must retain records for three years to
allow the federal grantor agency access to these records, upon demand. Contractor also agrees to comply
with the Arizona Executive Order 75-5, as amended by Executive Order 99-4.
When working on contracts funded with Federal Grant monies, contractor additionally agrees to comply with
the administrative requirements for grants, and cooperative agreements to state, local and federally
recognized Indian Tribal Governments.
AZ compliance with workforce requirements
Pursuant to ARS 41-4401, Contractor and subcontractor(s) warrant their compliance with all federal and state
immigration laws and regulations that relate to their employees, and compliance with ARS 23-214 subsection
A, which states, ..." every employer, after hiring an employee, shall verify the employment eligibility of the
employee through the E-Verify program"
CCOG reserves the right to cancel or suspend the use of any contract for violations of immigration laws and
regulations. CCOG and its members reserve the right to inspect the papers of any contractor or subcontract
employee who works under this contract to ensure compliance with the warranty above.
AZ Contractor Employee Work Eligibility
By entering into this contract, contractor agrees and warrants compliance with A.R.S. 41-4401, A.R.S. 23-214,
the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act (FINA), and all other Federal immigration laws and regulations.
CCOG and/or CCOG members may request verification of compliance from any contractor or sub-contractor
performing work under this contract. CCOG and CCOG members reserve the right to confirm compliance. In
the event that CCOG or CCOG members suspect or find that any contractor or subcontractor is not in
compliance, CCOG may pursue any and all remedies allowed by law, including but not limited to suspension
of work, termination of contract, suspension and/or debarment of the contractor. All cost associated with any
legal action will be the responsibility of the contractor.
AZ Non-Compliance
All federally assisted contracts to members that exceed $10,000.00 may be terminated by the federal grantee
for noncompliance by contractor. In projects that are not federally funded, Respondent must agree to meet
any federal, state, or local requirements as necessary. In addition, if compliance with the federal regulations
increases the contract costs beyond the agreed upon costs in this solicitation, the additional costs may only
apply to the portion of the work paid by the federal grantee.
Registered Sex Offender Restrictions (Arizona)
For work to be performed at an Arizona school, contractor agrees that no employee or employee of a
subcontractor who has been adjudicated to be a registered sex offender will perform work at any time when
students are present, or reasonably expected to be present. Contractor agrees that a violation ofthis condition
shall be considered a material breach and may result in the cancellation of the purchase order at the CCOG
member's discretion. Contractor must identify any additional costs associated with compliance to this term.
If no costs are specified, compliance with this term will be provided at no additional charge.
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Offshore Performance of Work Prohibited
Due to security and identity protection concerns, direct services under this contract shall be performed within
the borders of the United States.
Terrorism Country Divestments: In accordance with A.R.S. 35-392, CCOG and CCOG members are prohibited
from purchasing from a company that is in violation of the Export Administration Act. By entering into the
contract, contractor warrants compliance with the Export Administration Act.
The undersigned hereby accepts and agrees to comply with all statutory compliance and notice requirements
listed in this document.
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Date: _ 2/28/2022
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PROPOSAL FORM 16: OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURE FORM �N.,I.S. 52:25-24.2�
Pursuant to the requirements of P.L. 1999, Chapter 440 effective April 17, 2000 (Local Public Contracts Law), the
Respondent shall complete the form attached to these specifications listing the persons owning 10 percent (10%) or
more of the firm presenting the proposal.
Company Name:
Street:
City, State, Zip Code:
Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts
2999 Wildwood Pa
Atlanta Ga. 30339
Complete as appropriate:
I, , certify that I am the sole owner of , that there are
no partners and the business is not incorporated, and the provisions of N.J.S. 52:25-24.2 do not apply.
OR:
1, CI icr , a partner in �' , do hereby certify that the following is
a list of all individual partners who own a 10% or greater interest therein. 1 further certify that if one (1) or more of the
partners is itself a corporation or partnership, there is also set forth the names and addresses of the stockholders holding
10% or more of that corporation's stock or the individual partners owning 10% or greater interest in that partnership.
OR:
l, Jett Kuntz, an authorized representative Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts, a corporation, do hereby certify
that the following is a list of the names and addresses of all stockholders in the corporation who own 10% or more of its
stock of any class. 1 further certify that if one (1) or more of such stockholders is itself a corporation or partnership, that
there is also set forth the names and addresses of the stockholders holding 10% or more of the corporation's stock or the
individual partners owning a 10% or greater interest in that partnership.
(Note: If there are no partners or stockholders owning 10% or more interest, indicate none.)
Name
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Address
Interest
I further certify that the statements and information contained herein, are complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
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PR�PDSAL FDRM 17: N�N-Co�.�usioN A�Fiaav�r
Bidder lVame: Genuine Parts Cumpany dba 1►IAPA Auto PartS
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City, 5tate Iip
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2999 Wifcfwnod �'arkway
At�anta Ga. 3p339
f, lett Kunta af Atl�rrt� rn [he Coun�y of Co6b, 5tate af Georgia of}utt oge, beirrg duly swarn �cc�rding to 1aw on my oath
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r❑m the Vice Presrder+t Fleet/Gavernment/165 of the firm af Genurne Pprts Company dbQ NAPR Auto Parts ti�e Brdder
mpking �he Proposal for the gQods, services or public work specifred under the Norrison Taw�ship 8oard of Educati�n
attached prop�saL ar+d thpt I executed rhe s�+d prapvsal �vith fu11 auihoriCy ka do so; thai said Respondent has not directly
ar indirectly entered inro ony pgre�ment participated in a�y collusion, pr vtherwi5e toke�r an}+ artian in restroint of free,
compe�itive b+ddfng rn �onnectran �vrth th� p6ove proposol, �nd thnt �!f starements r.�nro�ined;n soid bid pr❑p❑sal nr,d in
thrs affidavit are true and correct anr_f mad� with�ulf knawledge that- the Narrrsan Tawnshrp Bpard of Educotivn relies
upan the truth vf the staterr�er+ts cQrr[arrred in sorpf brd �aroposa[ and in the statements con�arned in thrs offidavrt in
awarding the cantract far the said gQods, se+vrces �r public wark.
I further warrorrt thot na persan ar sellir�g age��y has 6eera empfoyed Qr retarneri tQ snlicit ar secure such rontract �pQn
an agreement nr ur�der-stonding foro cam�jssron, percentage, brokerpge, or cantingenr fee, except 6�r�a frde em,olnyees
ar t�ana fide esta�lisheci commerci�[ arsellsng agencies mnrr�toined !�y
Au#harized
signature:
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PROPOSAL FORM 1H: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AFFIDAVIT �P.L.1975, C.127)
Company Name: Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto
Parts
Street Address 2999 Wildwood Parkway
City, State, Zip Code Atlanta Ga.30339
eid Proposa/ Certification:
Indicate below your compliance with New Jersey Affirmative Action regulations. Your proposal will be accepted even if
you are not in compliance at this time. No contract and/or purchase order may be issued, however, until all Affirmative
Action requirements are met.
Required Affirmative Action Evidence:
Procurement, Professional & Service Contracts (ExhibitA)
Suppliers must submit with proposal:
1. A photo copy of their Federal Letter of Affirmative Action Plan Approval
OR
2. A photo copy of their Certificate of Emplovee Information Report
OR
3. A complete Affirmative Action Emplovee Information Report (AA302)
I
Public Work — Over $50,000 Tota/ Proiect Cost:
ONo approved Federal or NewJersey Affirmative Action Plan. We will complete Report Form AA201-A upon receipt from
the Harrison Township Board of Education
�,4pproved Federal or NewJersey Plan — certificate enclosed
1 further certify that the statements and information contained herein, are complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
Authorized Signature
Title of Signatory:
Date:
Jett Kuntz
2/28/2022
P.L. 1995, c. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27J
MANDATORY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION LANGUAGE
PROCUREMENT, PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE CONTRACTS
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During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:
The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, affectional or sexual
orientation. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that such applicants are recruited and employed, and
that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry,
marital status, sex, affectional or sexual orientation. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following:
employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of
pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post
in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the Public
Agency Compliance Officer setting forth provisions of this non-discrimination clause.
The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable will, in all solicitations or advertisement for employees placed by or
on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, affectional or sexual orientation.
The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable, will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which
it has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice, to be provided by the agency
contracting officer advising the labor union or workers' representative of the contractor's commitments under this act
and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.
The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable, agrees to comply with any regulations promulgated by the Treasurer
pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 127, as amended and supplemented from time to time and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The contractor or subcontractor agrees to attempt in good faith to employ minority and female workers trade consistent
with the applicable county employment goal prescribed by N.J.A.C. 17:27-5.2 promulgated by the Treasurer pursuant to
P.L. 1975, C.127, as amended and supplemented from time to time or in accordance with a binding determination of the
applicable county employment goals determined by the Affirmative
Action Office pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:27-5.2 promulgated by the Treasurer pursuant to P.L. 1975, C.127, as amended and
supplemented from time to time.
The contractor or subcontractor agrees to inform in writing appropriate recruitment agencies in the area, including
employment agencies, placement bureaus, colleges, universities, labor unions, that it does not discriminate on the basis
of age, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, and that it will
discontinue the use of any recruitment agency which engages in direct or indirect discriminatory practices.
The contractor or subcontractor agrees to revise any of it testing procedures, if necessary, to assure that all personnel
testing conforms with the principles ofjob-related testing, as established by the statutes and court decisions of the state
of New Jersey and as established by applicable Federal law and applicable Federal court decisions.
The contractor or subcontractor agrees to review all procedures relating to transfer, upgrading, downgrading and lay-off
to ensure that all such actions are taken without regard to age, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex,
affectional or sexual orientation, and conform with the applicable employment goals, consistent with the statutes and
court decisions of the State of New Jersey, and applicable Federal law and applicable Federal court decisions.
The contractor and its subcontractors shall furnish such reports or other documents to the Affirmative Action Office as
may be requested by the office from time to time in order to carry out the purposes of these regulations, and public
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agencies shall furnish such information as may be requested by the Affirmative Action Office for conducting a compliance
investigation pursuant to Subchapter 10 of the Administrative Code (NJAC 17:27).
Signature of Procurement Agent
PROPOSAL FORM 19: C. 271 POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE FROM
Public Agency Instructions
This page provides guidance to public agencies entering into contracts with business entities that are required to file
Political Contribution Disclosure forms with the agency. It is not intended to be provided to contractors. What follows
are instructions on the use of form local units can provide to contractors that are required to disclose political
contributions pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.26 (P.L. 2005, c. 271, s.2). Additional information is available in Local
Finance Notice 2006-1 (https://www.ni.�ov/dca/divisions/dl�s/resources/Ifns 2006.html).
1. The disclosure is required for all contracts in excess of $17,500 that are not awarded pursuant to a"fair and
open" process (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.7).
2. Due to the potential length of some contractor submissions, the public agency should consider allowing data to
be submitted in electronic form (i.e., spreadsheet, pdf file, etc.). Submissions must be kept with the contract
documents or in an appropriate computer file and be available for public access. The form is worded to accept
this alternate submission. The text should be amended if electronic submission will not be allowed.
3. The submission must be received from the contractor and on file at least 10 days prior to award of the contract.
Resolutions of award should reflect that the disclosure has been received and is on file.
4. The contractor must disclose contributions made to candidate and party committees covering a wide range of
public agencies, including all public agencies that have elected officials in the county of the public agency, state
legislative positions, and various state entities. The Division of Local Government Services recommends that
contractors be provided a list of the affected agencies. This will assist contractors in determining the campaign
and political committees of the officials and candidates affected by the disclosure.
a) The Division has prepared model disclosure forms for each county. They can be downloaded from the
"County PCD Forms" link on the Pay-to-Play web site at
https://www.state.ni.us/dca/divisions/dl�s/pro�rams/pav 2 alay.html They will be updated from
time-to-time as necessary.
b) A public agency using these forms should edit them to properly reflect the correct legislative
district(s). As the forms are county-based, they list all legislative districts in each county. Districts
that do not represent the public agency should be removed from the lists.
c) Some contractors may find it easier to provide a single list that covers all contributions, regardless of
the county. These submissions are appropriate and should be accepted.
d) The form may be used "as-is", subject to edits as described herein.
e) The "Contractor Instructions" sheet is intended to be provided with the form. It is recommended that
the Instructions and the form be printed on the same piece of paper. The form notes that the
Instructions are printed on the back of the form; where that is not the case, the text should be edited
accordingly.
f) The form is a Word document and can be edited to meet local needs, and posted for download on web
sites, used as an e-mail attachment, or provided as a printed document.
S. It is recommended that the contractor also complete a"Stockholder Disclosure Certification." This will assist
the local unit in its obligation to ensure that contractor did not make any prohibited contributions to the
committees listed on the Business Entity Disclosure Certification in the 12 months prior to the contract. (See
Local Finance Notice 2006-7 for additional information on this obligation) A sample Certification form is part of
this package and the instruction to complete it is included in the Contractor Instructions. NOTE: This section is
not applicable to Boards of Education.
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C. 271 POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE FORM
Contractor Instructions
Business entities (contractors) receiving contracts from a public agency that are NOT awarded pursuant to a"fair and
open" process (defined at N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.7) are subject to the provisions of P.L. 2005, c. 271, s.2 (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-
20.26). This law provides that 10 days prior to the award of such a contract, the contractor shall disclose contributions
to:
• any State, county, or municipal committee of a political party
• any legislative leadership committee�
• any continuing political committee (a.k.a., political action committee)
• any candidate committee of a candidate for, or holder of, an elective office:
0 of the public entity awarding the contract
0 of that county in which that public entity is located
0 of another public entity within that county
0 or of a legislative district in which that public entity is located or, when the public entity is a county, of any
legislative district which includes all or part of the county. The disclosure must list reportable contributions
to any of the committees that exceed $300 per election cycle that were made during the 12 months prior
to award of the contract. See N.J.S.A. 19:44A-8 and 19:44A-16 for more details on reportable
contributions.
N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.26 itemizes the parties from whom contributions must be disclosed when a business entity is not a
natural person. This includes the following:
• individuals with an "interest" ownership or control of more than 10% of the profits or assets of a business entity or
10% of the stock in the case of a business entity that is a corporation for profit
• all principals, partners, officers, or directors of the business entity or their spouses
• any subsidiaries directly or indirectly controlled by the business entity
• IRS Code Section 527 New Jersey based organizations, directly or indirectly controlled by the business entity, and
filing as continuing political committees, (PACs). When the business entity is a natural person, "a contribution by
that person's spouse or child, residing therewith, shall be deemed to be a contribution by the business entity."
N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.26(b)] The contributor must be listed on the disclosure. Any business entity that fails to comply
with the disclosure provisions shall be subject to a fine imposed by ELEC in an amount to be determined by the
Commission which may be based upon the amount that the business entity failed to report. The enclosed list of
agencies is provided to assist the contractor in identifying those public agencies whose elected official and/or
candidate campaign committees are affected by the disclosure requirement. It is the contractor's responsibility to
identify the specific committees to which contributions may have been made and need to be disclosed. The
disclosed information may exceed the minimum requirement. The enclosed form, a content-consistent facsimile,
or an electronic data file containing the required details (along with a signed cover sheet) may be used as the
contractor's submission and is disclosable to the public under the Open Public Records Act. The contractor must
also complete the attached Stockholder Disclosure Certification. This will assist the agency in meeting its obligations
under the law.
NOTE: This section does not apply to Board of Education contracts.
� N.J.S.A. 19:44A-3(s): "The term "legislative leadership committee" means a committee established, authorized to be
established, or designated by the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the General
Assembly or the Minority Leader of the General Assembly pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1993, c.65 (C.19:44A-10.1) for
the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures."
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C. 271 POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE FORM
Required Pursuant To N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.26
This form or its permitted facsimile must be submitted to the local unit no later than 10 days prior to the award of the
contract.
Part I — Vendor Information
Vendor Name: Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA auto Parts
Address: 2999 Wildwood Parkway
City: Atlanta State: Ga. Zip:30339
The undersigned being authorized to certify, hereby certifies that the submission provided herein represents compliance
with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.26 and as represented by the Instructions accompanying this form.
Jett Kuntz
V.P Fleet/Government/IBS
Printed Name Title
Part II — Contribution Disclosure
Disclosure requirement: Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.26 this disclosure must include all reportable political
contributions (more than $300 per election cycle) over the 12 months prior to submission to the committees of the
government entities listed on the form provided by the local unit.
Check here if disclosure is provided in electronic form.
Contributor Name Recipient Name Date Dollar Amount
None $
❑ Check here if the information is continued on subsequent page(s)
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C. 271 POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE FORM
Required Pursuant To N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.26
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List of Agencies with Elected Officials Required for Political Contribution Disclosure
N .J . S. A. 19:44A-20.26
County Name:
State: Governor, and Legislative Leadership Committees
Legislative District #s:
State Senator and two members of the General Assembly per district.
County:
Freeholders County Clerk Sheriff
{County Executive} Surrogate
Municipalities (Mayor and members of governing body, regardless of title�:
USERS SHOULD CREATE THEIR OWN FORM, OR DOWNLOAD FROM WWW.NJ.GOV/DCA/LGS/P2P A COUNTY-BASED,
CUSTOMIZABLE FORM.
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PRQPOSAL FORM ��: STUCICHdE.�ER ❑�SC�QSLlR� CERTIFlCATION
Name nf Business:
❑ I certi�y that the list hefaw cantains the narrEes and horrEe addresses of ali stackholders holdin� 1�/fl Qr rnore of
the issued and autstanding stoek of che undersigned.
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�J I �ert4fy ti�at no o�e stackhalder Qwns 103'a or m�re af th� issued and Qutstanding stack ��the undersigned,
Che�k the bax #hat represen#s the ty}ae o# husiness vrganixaliv�:
CI ParCnership
� Cflrporation
!� 5ole Proprietorship
❑ LimiCed Partnership
❑ Limited Liability Cor�aratinn
L7 Limited Liahility Par[nPrship
� Subchapter 5 Corporation
Sign and notarixa the forrn below, a�d, if necessary, complete the stoekholder list helvw.
tockholders:
I�ame: 5tockhalder f�ame
Home Address:
Home A�dress
Name: 5tack�alder I�ame
Hnrne Address:
Mome Address
Name: 5tock�alder Name
Hame Address:
Marne Address
Su�s�ribed and swQrn �S�fare me this ��' day of
�ADr •r 2(�. �
(Notary Pubf#c}
Name: 5tackhalder Narr�e
Home Addr�ss:
Wome Address
I�ame: Siaekholder Name
Hpme Address:
Home Address
Name: Stackhvlder Narne
Hvrne Address:
Ha�ne Address
(A€Fant}
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PROPOSAL FORM 21: GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS ACCEPTANCE FORM
Check one of the following responses to the General Terms and Conditions in this solicitation, including the
Master Agreement:
❑ We take no exceptions/deviations to the general terms and conditions
(Note: If none are listed below, it is understood that no exceptions/deviations are taken.J
❑X We take the following exceptions/deviations to the general terms and conditions. All
exceptions/deviations must be clearly explained. Reference the corresponding general terms and conditions
that you are taking exceptions/deviations to. Clearly state if you are adding additions terms and conditions to
the general terms and conditions. Provide details on your exceptions/deviations below:
Please note that all exceptions are subject to review and discussion.
Proposal Form 14 — NAPA request that following statement be included in their response to Section 13 —
Domestic preferences for procurements in Proposal Form 14
While eidder is not able to guarantee compliance with the domestic preferences for
procurements in all cases, it will agree to discuss and negotiate these provisions with any
participating agencies on a case-by-case basis where compliance is required.
Each participating entity subject to such requirement will notify eidder in the event that it desires
to procure parts using federal funds that must comply with the requirement, and the parties will
work together in good faith to agree upon items which comply with the requirements.
Section 3, Part A, Section 2.7 (page 5) — NAPA requests that the word "negligent" be inserted before the word
"actions" in third line of this section, and that NAPA's obligations in this section exclude the negligence of
CCOG, Equalis Group or its Members, administrators, employees or agents.
Section 3, Part A, Section 2.8 (page 5) — NAPA requests that the word "Losses" be defined to include the
"damages, losses and expenses" noted in Section 2.7. NAPA would also be willing to review an alternative
proposed definition should CCOG or Equalis Group like to propose one. NAPA also requests that the word
"an" at the end of the second line in this section be replaced with the word "the".
Section 3, Part A, Section 2.9 (pages 5-6) — NAPA requests that the phrase "and for two (2) years following
expiration or termination of the Master Agreement" be removed from the first sentence of this section. NAPA
also requests that the $SMM aggregate on general liability and property insurance be replaced with $2MM,
or alternatively that NAPA be permitted to meet such limits with an umbrella/excess policy. NAPA also
requests that the phrase "certificate holders" in this section be replaced with the phrase "additional insured
to the extent of Winning Supplier's indemnification obligations." Finally, NAPA requests that the provision
requiring at least thirty (30) days" notice prior to cancellation, nonrenewal and/or material modifications to
NAPA's insurance policies be replaced with an obligation to provide notice in accordance with the applicable
policy terms.
Section 3, Part A, Section 2.12 (page 6) — NAPA requests that the following be added to the end of this section:
"Any such audits shall also such audits be limited to once per calendar year with the scope of the audit being
limited to the prior twenty-four months' sales. Audit results shall be based upon overcharges and
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undercharges being combined to determine the net impact. If an audit results in a net overcharge, NAPA will
issue a check equal to the net overcharge amount; if the audit results in a net undercharge, NAPA will be
entitled to receive the net undercharge amount."
Section 3, Part A, Section 2.13 (pages 6-7) — NAPA requests that the following be added to the end of this
section: ", subject to the requirements of applicable law." (Note that NAPA has federal government customers
that may have priorities under applicable law.)
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(Note: Unacceptable exceptions shall remove your proposal from consideration for award. CCOG shall be the
sole judge on the acceptance of exceptions/deviations and the decision shall be final.)
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PROPOSAL FORM 22: EQUALIS GROUP ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
Attachment A- Administration Aqreement included in Section Three of this solicitation is for reference only.
Execution of the Administration Agreement is required for the Master Agreement to be administered by
Equalis Group. Attachment A- Equalis Group Administrative Agreement defines i) the roles and
responsibilities of both parties relating to marketing and selling the Program to current and prospective
Members, and ii) the financial terms between Equalis Group and Winning Supplier.
Redlined copies of this a�reement should not be submitted with the response. Should a respondent be
recommended for award, this agreement will be negotiated and executed between Equalis Group and the
respondent. Respondents must select one of the following options for submitting their response.
❑ Bidder agrees to all terms and conditions outlined in the Attachment A- Administration A�reement.
0 Bidder wishes to negotiate directly with Equalis Group on terms and conditions outlined in the
Administration Agreement. Negotiations will commence after sealed Proposals are opened and CCOG has
determined the respondent met all requirements in their response and may be eligible for award.
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PROPOSAL FORM 23: MASTER AGREEMENT SIGNATURE FORM
The undersi�ned herebv proposes and a�rees to furnish �oods and services in strict compliance with the
terms, specifications, and conditions contained within this RFP and the Master A�reement at the prices
proposed within the submitted proposal unless noted in writin�. The undersigned further certifies that he/she
is an officer of the company and has authority to negotiate and bind the company named below and has not
prepared this proposal in collusion with any other Respondent and that the contents of this proposal as to
prices, terms or conditions of said proposal have not been communicated by the undersigned nor by any
employee or agent to any person engaged in this type of business prior to the official opening of this proposal.
BIDDERS MUST SUBMITTHIS FORM COMPLETED AND SIGNED WITH THEIR RESPONSE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
AWARD.
Company Name Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts
Address 2999 Wildwood Parkway
City/State/Zip Atlanta Ga, 30339
Phone Number 770-855-2121
Email Address
Printed Name
Job Title
Authorized
Signature
Jett kuntz@genpt.com
Jett Kuntz
Vice President Fleet/Government/IBS
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Initial Term of the Master Agreement
Contract Effective Date:
Contract Expiration Date
Contract Number:
May 1, 2022
April 30, 2026
COG-2129B
(Note: Contract Number will be applied prior to CCOG and Equalis Group
countersigning. J
THE COOPERATIVE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, INC
6001 Cochran Road, Suite 333
Cleveland Ohio 44139
Br• Scot�_Morgan(May�, 0220&36EDT!
Name: Scott A. Mor�an
As: CCOG Board President
Date: May 25, 2022
EQUALIS GROUP, LLC.
5550 Granite Parkway, Suite 298
Plano, Texas 75024
By. ��h��
Name: Eric Merkle
SVP, Procurement &
As: Operations
Date: May 25, 2022
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Agreement
2022.05.01
Final Audit Report
- NAPA and CCOG (Master) -
2022-05-25
Created:
By:
Status:
Transaction ID:
2022-05-25
David Robbins (drobbins@equalisgroup.org)
Signed
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EXHIBIT C
CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE F4RM C�Q
Fpr vendor daing business with local gover�mental entity
�his questionnaire reflects ohanges made ta the law by H.B. 23, 84th Leg., Regular 5ession. OFFlCEUSEONLY
This questionnaire is being filed in accordance wiEh Chapter 176, Local Government Code, by a vendor who pate Fieceived
has a business relationship as defined hy Section 176.001(1-aj with a locak governmental entiky and the
vendor meets requiremants under Section 176.006{a).
By law this questionnaire must be tiled with the records administrator of the locel governmental entity not later
than the 7th business day after the date the vendor becomes aware of facts that require the statement to be
filed. See 5ection 176.OU6(a-i}, Local �ovemment Code.
A vendor commits an offense if the vendor knowingly violates Section 176.006, LocaE Government Code. An
offense under this section is a misdemeanor.
1 Name of vendorwho has a business reEationship with local go�ernmental �ntity.
Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auta Parts
z
� Check this bpx if you are filing an �pdate to a previously filed quest'ronnaire. (7�e law requires that you file an updated
completed questiannaire with the apprapriate filing authority not later than ti�e 7th business day after the date on which
yau became aware that the originally filed questionnaire was incamplete or inaccurate.)
3 Name of local go��rnment otticer about wham the information is being disclosed.
Name of Officer
4 �escribe each employment or other husiness relationship with the local government afficer, or a family member of the
officer, as described by 5eciion 176.003(a)(2)(A}, Alsa describe any family relationship w�th the local gor+ernment officer.
Complete subparts A and B for each employment or business relationship described. Attacl� additional pages to this Form
CIQ as neeessary.
A. Is the locaE government officer or a family member of t�e officer recei�ing or likely to receive taxable income,
other than in�estmeni income, from the �endor?
� Yes � No
B. fs ihe vendor recei�ing or likely to recei�e taxable income, ather than investment income, from or at the direction
af fhe local go�ernrr�ent officer or a family member af the officer AND the taxable income is not recei�ed from the
local gavernmenta! entity?
�Yes �No
5 Describe each employmen# ar business relationship that the �endor named ir� Sectior� 1 maintains with a corpnrativn or
other busirtess entity with respect to which the focal gn►+ernment officer serves as an officer or director, or holds an
awnership inferest of one percent or more. NA
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❑Gheck this box if the vendor has gi�en the local government afficer or a family membEr of the officer one or more gifts
as described in Section 176.D03(aj(2}{B), excluding gifts described in Section 176.003(a-1).
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE
For vendor doing business with local governmental entity
A complete copy of Chapter 176 of the Local Government Code may be found at http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/
Docs/LG/htm/LG.176.htm. For easy reference, below are some of the sections cited on this form.
Local Government Code § 176.001(1-a): "Business relationship" means a connection between two or more parties
based on commercial activity of one of the parties. The term does not include a connection based on:
(A) a transaction that is subject to rate or fee regulation by a federal, state, or local governmental entity or an
agency of a federal, state, or local governmental entity;
(B) a transaction conducted at a price and subject to terms available to the public; or
(C) a purchase or lease of goods or services from a person that is chartered by a state or federal agency and
that is subject to regular examination by, and reporting to, that agency.
Local Government Code � 176.003(a)(2)(A) and (B):
(a) A local government officer shall file a conflicts disclosure statement with respect to a vendor if:
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(2) the vendor:
(A) has an employment or other business relationship with the local government officer or a
family member of the officer that results in the officer or family member receiving taxable
income, other than investment income, that exceeds $2,500 during the 12-month period
preceding the date that the officer becomes aware that
(i) a contract between the local governmental entity and vendor has been executed;
or
(ii) the local governmental entity is considering entering into a contract with the
vendor;
(B) has given to the local government officer or a family member of the officer one or more gifts
that have an aggregate value of more than $100 in the 12-month period preceding the date the
officer becomes aware that:
(i) a contract between the local governmental entity and vendor has been executed; or
(ii) the local governmental entity is considering entering into a contract with the vendor.
Local Government Code § 176.006(a) and (a-1)
(a) A vendor shall file a completed conflict of interest questionnaire if the vendor has a business relationship
with a local governmental entity and:
(1) has an employment or other business relationship with a local government officer of that local
governmental entity, or a family member of the officer, described by Section 176.003(a)(2)(A);
(2) has given a local government officer of that local governmental entity, or a family member of the
officer, one or more gifts with the aggregate value specified by Section 176.003(a)(2)(B), excluding any
gift described by Section 176.003(a-1); or
(3) has a family relationship with a local government officer of that local governmental entity.
(a-1) The completed conflict of interest questionnaire must be filed with the appropriate records administrator
not later than the seventh business day after the later of:
(1) the date that the vendor:
(A) begins discussions or negotiations to enter into a contract with the local governmental
entity; or
(B) submits to the local governmental entity an application, response to a request for proposals
or bids, correspondence, or another writing related to a potential contract with the local
governmental entity; or
(2) the date the vendor becomes aware:
(A) of an employment or other business relationship with a local government officer, or a
family member of the officer, described by Subsection (a);
(B) that the vendor has given one or more gifts described by Subsection (a); or
(C) of a family relationship with a local government officer.
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